Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Suematsu held a meeting with Governor Hanazumi of Niigata Prefecture regarding the registration of the Gold Mine on Sado Island as a World Cultural Heritage Site. I requested your cooperation in resubmitting the recommendation letter.
Aiming to have Niigata Prefecture's Gold Mine on Sado Island registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site, the government submitted a nomination form to UNESCO in February this year, but it was pointed out that there were inadequacies, making it difficult to register next year. rice field.
On the afternoon of the 1st, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Suematsu visited the Niigata Prefectural Office and met with Governor Hanazuno.
In this, Minister Suematsu said that after submitting his letter of recommendation to UNESCO, inadequacies were pointed out at the end of February. I explained how it happened.
Regarding the failure to share information with Niigata Prefecture and others, he explained, "It was an unavoidable response in order not to harden UNESCO's attitude," and asked for cooperation in resubmitting the nomination form. Did.
In response, Governor Hanazumi asked for sufficient information sharing, and said, "Our goal is to achieve registration, and we should proceed with all Japan."
At the meeting, they confirmed that they would work together to resubmit the recommendation letter.
Afterwards, Minister Suematsu told reporters, "I would like to visit Sado City next week. As the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, I would like to do my best to achieve registration."
Regarding the World Cultural Heritage, there is a movement aiming for the registration of Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture in 2024, such as historical sites in Nara Prefecture, including the Ishibutai Kofun, but the impact is inevitable.