Prime Minister Kishida will inspect the construction site of Kyoto City, where the Agency for Cultural Affairs will be relocated, and will start operations at the new government building at the end of March next year. I showed my hope to become.
Prime Minister Kishida visited Kyoto City on the 21st, visited the construction site of the new government building to which the Agency for Cultural Affairs will be relocated, and exchanged opinions with local business owners who are working to disseminate culture and art.
After this, Prime Minister Kishida told reporters, "We will start operations at the new Agency for Cultural Affairs in Kyoto, including the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs on March 27, next year. Most of the staff will move on May 15 after the big holidays. We have decided to aim for this. We will steadily proceed with preparations for the budget request for the 5th fiscal year of Kyoto, when the relocation will be in full swing. "
On top of that, "Kyoto has been cherishing traditional culture for a long time and has continued to disseminate new culture both domestically and internationally. The relocation of the Cultural Agency is not just a correction of the overconcentration of Tokyo, but a global expansion of cultural arts. I hope that it will be a great opportunity to promote new cultural administration such as preservation and utilization of cultural properties for tourism and regional revitalization. "