The Kumamoto earthquake: report on damages to the cultural heritage

Fujihara, Keiyo, Fujikawa, Kazuhiro, Furukawa, Tamotsu, Hanazato, Toshikazu, Hasegawa, Junichi, Hirano, Yuichi, Hosokawa, Michio, Inaba, Tsuguharu, Inagaki, Mitsuhiko, Isoda, Setsuko, Ito, Juko, Ito, Ryuichi, Kariya, Yuga, Kimoto, Tajiro, Kono, Toshiyuki, Kurihara, Yuji, Masuda, Kanefusa, Miyano, Keisuke, Nishimura, Yukio, Sasaki, Takeshi, Takeda, Koji, Tanaka, Sadahiko, Tsurushima, Toshihiko, Yamaguchi, Kentaro, Yamao, Toshitaka and Yano, Kazuyuki (2017) The Kumamoto earthquake: report on damages to the cultural heritage. Project Report. ICOMOS Japan, Tokyo, Japan, 95p. [Book]

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Abstract (in English)

Two earthquakes of a seismic intensity of 7 on the Japanese seven-stage seismic scale occurred in Kumamoto, the first at 9 p.m. on April 14th, 2016, and the second at midnight on the 16th, causing enormous damage at various places in Kumamoto Prefecture. More than 180,000 people were forced to evacuate for several nights. With regard to cultural heritage, the damage was severe. For example, the Ro-mon (tower gate) and Haiden (hall of worship) of the Aso shrine and two Yagura (turrets) of the Kumamoto Castle collapsed entirely: both the shrine and castle have been designated as Important Cultural Properties in Japan. A year and a half since the Kumamoto Earthquakes, a major issue is how historic buildings can be preserved, such as valuable traditional houses and small shrines in historic settlements that escaped collapse. ICOMOS Japan publishes this report in the hope that, by sharing its information, which is concerned with earthquake disasters and the eff orts toward recovery, it will be a valuable guide for other countries that have the possibility of similar earthquake damage in finding desirable ways to preserve their cultural heritage from natural disasters. [Introduction by Yukio Nishimura, president of ICOMOS Japan]

Item Type:	Book (Project Report)
Authors:	Authors Email Fujihara, Keiyo UNSPECIFIED Fujikawa, Kazuhiro UNSPECIFIED Furukawa, Tamotsu UNSPECIFIED Hanazato, Toshikazu UNSPECIFIED Hasegawa, Junichi UNSPECIFIED Hirano, Yuichi UNSPECIFIED Hosokawa, Michio UNSPECIFIED Inaba, Tsuguharu UNSPECIFIED Inagaki, Mitsuhiko UNSPECIFIED Isoda, Setsuko UNSPECIFIED Ito, Juko UNSPECIFIED Ito, Ryuichi UNSPECIFIED Kariya, Yuga UNSPECIFIED Kimoto, Tajiro UNSPECIFIED Kono, Toshiyuki UNSPECIFIED Kurihara, Yuji UNSPECIFIED Masuda, Kanefusa UNSPECIFIED Miyano, Keisuke UNSPECIFIED Nishimura, Yukio UNSPECIFIED Sasaki, Takeshi UNSPECIFIED Takeda, Koji UNSPECIFIED Tanaka, Sadahiko UNSPECIFIED Tsurushima, Toshihiko UNSPECIFIED Yamaguchi, Kentaro UNSPECIFIED Yamao, Toshitaka UNSPECIFIED Yano, Kazuyuki UNSPECIFIED
Editors:	Editors Email Sasaki, Takeshi UNSPECIFIED Ugo, Mizuko UNSPECIFIED Yano, Kazuyuki UNSPECIFIED Tatezaki, Maiko UNSPECIFIED Tsuneki, Mai UNSPECIFIED
Corporate Authors:	ICOMOS Japan
Languages:	English
Keywords:	Japan; earthquakes; earthquake damage; assessment of damage; disaster relief work; recommendations; rehabilitation; restoration; reconstruction; historic monuments; historic houses; historic landscapes; private housing; villages; shrines; castles; educational facilities; laboratories; prevention of damage; preventive conservation; typological analysis; photographs
Subjects:	E. CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION > 03. Monuments G. DETERIORATION > 02. Causes of deterioration G. DETERIORATION > 04. Effects of deterioration G. DETERIORATION > 05. Prevention of deterioration H. HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 09. Historic buildings H. HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 11. Historic landscapes H. HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 12. Historic towns and villages H. HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 14. Historic urban landscapes H. HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 26. Urban settlements P. GEOGRAPHIC AREAS > 04. Asia and Pacific islands H. HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 19A. Places of religion and ritual
National Committee:	Japan
Number of Pages:	95
Depositing User:	ICOMOS DocCentre
Date Deposited:	05 Mar 2024 16:33
Last Modified:	05 Mar 2024 16:33
URI:	https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/3243

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