Hakodate Orthodox Church Aged and large-scale preservation and repair period is October 19, 2 years 4:27
The Hakodate Orthodox Church, which has been designated as a national important cultural property, will undergo a large-scale conservation and repair work due to the aging of the building, and it will take about two years after Christmas this year. , It has become impossible to enter the cathedral.
The "Hakodate Orthodox Church" in Hakodate City, Hokkaido was built 160 years ago as an attached cathedral to the Russian Consulate, and the cathedral that was rebuilt after being burnt down in the Meiji era is designated as a national important cultural property. I will.
According to Hakodate City, the church is suffering from damage to the exterior and interior plaster and fittings of the building, so after Christmas this year, a large-scale preservation and repair work will be carried out over two years. became.
During the construction period, tourists will not be able to enter the cathedral, and the scaffolding for the construction will be built around the cathedral, so the exterior will not be visible.
Large-scale conservation and repair work has been carried out since 1988, more than 30 years ago, and Father Shinichi Kodama of the Hakodate Orthodox Church said, "The inside of the church will not be visible for a while, but if you can understand it, citizens and tourists will understand. I think. "