First meeting of the Shurijo Castle Reconstruction Expert Meeting Interim report to be drawn up during this fiscal year

For the reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Naha City, where a major building was burned down by a large-scale fire, the first meeting of the Experts Meeting was held to discuss concretely. Working groups have been set up in three areas, such as "fire prevention measures" and "procurement of timber," and it has been decided to compile an interim report for the formulation of a schedule during this fiscal year.

The `` Technical Review Committee for Shuri Castle Restoration '' held in Naha City, the government has set up members of 10 experts on history, culture, firefighting, etc. A representative from the Agency for Cultural Affairs also attended.

Among them, Professor Yoshiyoshi Kurakura of the University of the Ryukyus, who specializes in the history of the Ryukyu Kingdom, who was appointed chairman, said, "Voices from Okinawa as well as from outside the prefecture and abroad, who wish to rebuild Shuri Castle as soon as possible. Responding to this is a big job of this committee. "

Working groups were set up in three fields: fire prevention measures for buildings, wood procurement, tile production, and coloring and sculpture production. I decided to put together a report.

After the meeting, Mr. Takara told reporters, "Work for full-scale reconstruction has started today. The discussion on the 27th confirmed that fire and disaster prevention measures would be the most important theme." Was.