Subjects:
Intangible heritage | Culture and traditions
Traditional skills, techniques and knowledge for the conservation and transmission of wooden architecture in Japan
Language: English
The conservation and transmission of wooden architecture in Japan consists in a set of traditional skills, techniques and knowledge. Roughly seventy per cent of the country is forested. Therefore, wood has been used in houses since ancient times. In fact, the world’s oldest surviving wooden structure is the Horyu-ji temple that was built in the early seventh century
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Nomination file/Dossier de candidature
Place/region:
Japan,
Asia and the Pacific
Series: Inscriptions on the Intangible Heritage Lists
Type: Documentary
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Series: Inscriptions on the Intangible Heritage Lists
Type: Documentary
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