The meeting to decide to register as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage that protects the traditional culture of the world began on the 14th, and the registration of "Traditional Architects' Techniques", a technique for inheriting Japanese wooden structures, started around the 17th. It is expected to be officially decided.
The UNESCO-United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's Intergovernmental Committee will begin online on the 14th to discuss proposals from each country for registration as an intangible cultural heritage.
At the beginning, UNESCO Executive Director Azure touched on the spread of the new coronavirus, saying, "It was a year of trials for intangible cultural heritage, such as the Gion Festival in Kyoto, which could not be held as usual." I looked back on the past year.
About 40 registrations such as Finnish sauna culture have been proposed this time, and Japan has described the technology for inheriting wooden structures as "Traditional Architects' Techniques: Traditional Techniques for Inheriting Wooden Buildings". It is proposed as.
"Building repair" technology that is indispensable for the preservation of cultural heritage buildings, "Kayabuki" that is one of the roof wiping techniques, "Plastering" that finishes the wall surface with soil and plaster, "Tatami making", etc. The UNESCO evaluation agency recommended registration of "traditional building craftsmanship" including 17 traditional techniques last month, and it is expected that registration as an intangible cultural heritage will be officially decided around 17th.