A meeting to decide to register as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage that protects the traditional culture of the world will start on the 14th.
Registration of "traditional building craftsmanship", a technique for palace carpenters and plasterers to inherit Japanese wooden structures, is expected to be officially decided around the 17th.
The UNESCO-United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's Intergovernmental Committee will meet online from the 14th to discuss proposals from each country for registration as an intangible cultural heritage.
In Japan, the technology of "building repair" that is indispensable for the preservation of cultural property buildings such as Horyuji Temple, "Kayabuki" that has been widely used regardless of the type of building since ancient times, and unique color gloss 17 traditional techniques such as "building lacquer", "plasterer" that finishes the surface with soil and scoop, and "tatami making" are summarized in "Traditional Architects' Techniques: Traditional Techniques for Inheriting Wooden Buildings" We propose under the name.
It is said that Japan has created a structure that can withstand earthquakes and typhoons and a rich architectural space with natural materials such as wood, grass, and soil, and has been inherited and developed since ancient times.
A UNESCO evaluation agency recommended registration of "traditional building craftsmanship" last month, and it is expected that it will be officially registered as an intangible cultural heritage around the 17th.