REPORT 5 : Current situation from JAPAN (Data about damaged cultural
properties)
Hello Everyone who pray for Japan
Dear My colleagues,
I appreciate your feedback e-mail to us.
I got a message from Japanese Cultural Agency.
After this message, I added some numbers of damaged cultural properties as
of middle March. But I am afraid these numbers are growing.
Here is our latest data.
Prof.Dr.MIZUSHIMA
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Tokiwa University
Dean, Graduate School of Community Development
Director, Museum of Museology
1-430-1, Miwa, Mito, Ibaraki
JAPAN, 310-8585
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Website :
http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/tohokujishin_kanren/chokan_message_3.html
*An appeal concerning cultural and artistic activities***
First, I would like to express my deepest condolences for all those who have
lost their lives as well as my sincere sympathies to the people affected by
the Great East Japan Earthquake. It is heart-breaking to note that there are
still so many people missing in the region, and so many people living in
extreme fear and hardship.
I understand that given the current circumstances, traditional events,
along with activities in the cultural and artistic spheres have been
significantly reduced due to the possibility of further earthquakes,
scheduled blackouts, and moreover, a general sense of restraint. Culture and
the arts serve the very important role of comforting people and providing
spiritual power, strengthening regional bonds, and offering people hope for
tomorrow. The reduction of such activities is not desirable for either the
economy at large or society. Therefore, it is vital to help everybody regain
their former active lives by reinvigorating cultural and artistic activities
in all parts of Japan in order to restore vigor throughout the entire
country, which in turn will further strengthen the nation's ability to
provide support to the affected people. This will also demonstrate to the
international community, this country's resilience and its resolve towards a
full recovery.
I feel encouraged to see that in many parts of the affected areas, in
addition to the many kinds of life care programs, there are numerous
activities of culture and the arts, which give comfort to and encourage the
affected people. This is because we all know from past experiences that
culture and the arts provide vital spiritual support for the endeavors of
people towards rehabilitation. Indeed, I have also witnessed many charity
events organized in cultural and artistic areas in and outside of Japan
since this disaster struck, which successfully united people in extending
their support and assistance. The widespread demonstrations of support by
artists outside of Japan have reminded us of the strong ties artists have
across the borders and the power that lies within the arts.
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is determined to actively implement its
existing policy measures to promote culture and the arts, and to provide
hope and encouragement to people in disaster-stricken areas by extending
assistance for local cultural and artistic activities.
I appeal to everybody in Japan to direct their sympathies for disaster
victims toward support for vibrant rehabilitation and reconstruction in
their own respective ways, and by actively engaging in cultural activities
at all levels, while also giving due consideration to the power situation
and various safety issues.
12 April, 2011
Seiichi Kondo
Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs
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Damages to cultural properties in the “2011 Tohoku - Pacific Ocean
Earthquake”
http://www.bunka.go.jp/english/pdf/2011_Tohoku_ver5.pdf
The earthquake and tsunami devastated the Tohoku district and other regions.
The following are the numbers of cultural properties which suffered damage.
(As of March 24, 2011 at 5:00)
Prefecture Japanese Region (and Number damaged)
Hokkaidō (2)
Aomori (9)
Iwate (2)
Miyagi (33)
Akita (10)
Yamagata (5)
Fukushima (13)
Ibaraki (87)
Tochigi (24)
Gunma (57)
Saitama (15)
Chiba(38)
Tokyo(27)
Kanagawa(10)
Niigata(2)
Yamanashi(6)
Nagano(1)
Shizuoka(3)
Mie(1)
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Designation (Number damaged)
National Treasures (4)
Important Cultural Properties (103)
Special Historic Sites (5)
Historic Sites (47)
Special Places of Scenic Beauty (4)
Places of Scenic Beauty (12)
Natural Monuments (11)
Important Preservation Districts Groups of Traditional Buildings (4)
Important Tangible Folk Cultural Properties (1)
Others (162)
Total (353)
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The following is the situation for cultural properties which have suffered
main damage.
(As of March 18,2011 at 18:00)
◆Zuigan Temple (瑞巌寺, Zuigan-ji) ; National Treasures (Matsushima, Miyagi
Pref.)
The earthquake caused some cracks in the walls.
◆Ōsaki Hachiman Shrine (大崎八幡宮,Ōsaki Hachiman-gū）; National Treasures
(Sendai, Miyagi Pref.)
The earthquake broke the walls, the lacquering and the sculptures slightly.
◆Amida Hall (阿弥陀堂, Amida-dō); National Treasures (Iwaki, Fukushima Pref.)
The earthquake broke the wall slightly.
◆Buddha Hall of Seihaku Temple (清白寺仏殿, Seihaku-ji Butsuden); National
Treasures (Yamanashi , Yamanashi Pref.)
The earthquake broke the ranma (欄間).
◆Matsushima(松島); Special Places of Scenic Beauty (Shiogama (塩竃),
Shichigahama(七ヶ浜), Rifu (利府), Matsushima (松島) and Higashi-matsushima (東松島),
Miyagi Pref.)
The earthquake and tsunami caused great damages around Matsushima.
◆Ruins of a temple attached to the Tagajō Castle ruins (多賀城跡 附 寺跡, tagajōato
tsuketari teraato); Special Historic Sites (Tagajo,Miyagi Pref.)
The earthquake caused some cracks over the pavement in front of the main
building.
◆Former Kōdōkan School (旧弘道館, kyūkōdōkan); Special Historic Sites &
Important Cultural Properties (Mito, Ibaraki Pref.)
The earthquake broke the alarm bell completely.
The tiles over the roofs of the fences fell down completely.
◆Nikkō Tōshō-gū (日光東照宮), Rinnō Temple (輪王寺,Rinnō-ji), Futarasan Shrine (
二荒山神社, Futarasan Jinja); Important Cultural Properties (Nikko, Tochigi
Pref.)
Some of the stone monuments fell down.
※There is no damage to the culture properties designated by the national
government of Hiraizumi's（平泉） Cultural Heritage (including Chūson-ji (中尊寺),
Mōtsū-ji （毛越寺） ,Temple,etc.)
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Prof.Dr.MIZUSHIMA
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Tokiwa University
Dean, Graduate School of Community Development
Director, Museum of Museology
1-430-1, Miwa, Mito, Ibaraki
JAPAN, 310-8585
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