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Traditional skills, knowledge for the conservation and transmission of wooden architecture in Japan

Traditional skills, knowledge for the conservation and transmission of wooden architecture in Japan

UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2025 URL: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/02293 Description : The conservation and transmission of wooden architecture consists in a set of traditional skills, techniques and knowledge to build new wooden structures and restore existing ones. This includes skills such as plastering, the cultivation and harvesting of raw materials, lacquer painting of traditional structures, and many more. Initially, master craftspeople transmitted the related knowledge and skills by training apprentices as their successors. However, with modernization, this process became more difficult. As a result, preservation associations were formed to safeguard the element. Country(ies): Japan © Agency for Cultural Affairs, 2024 Duration: 00:10:00 - Support: - (0229300003)