A Study of Rescue Projects for Tangible Cultural Properties at Times of Large-scale Disasters : I look back on the rescue operations of the Great East Japan Earthquake
アイテムタイプ
紀要論文 / Departmental Bulletin Paper
言語
日本語
キーワード
災害|東日本大震災|文化財|文化財レスキュー|保存科学
キーワード(英)
disaster|Great East Japan Earthquake|cultural properties|rescue operations for tangible cultural properties|conservation science
Rescue operations on a nationwide scale for tangible cultural properties
damaged by disaster in Japan began with the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
of 1995. About 15 years later, we suffered the Great East Japan Earthquake.
In the Great East Japan Earthquake, rescue operations for tangible
cultural properties damaged to an unimaginable degree were carried out for
the second time. Of course these operations, over two fiscal years 2011 to
2013, could take advantage of the experiences of the Great Hanshin-Awaji
Earthquake and later disasters. They have been considered a great success.
However problems became apparent with the activities and methods used
in the rescue operations, which must be addressed before the next disaster.
In this paper, I have explained the activities and the problems of the
rescue operations in which I took part, and have pointed out other methods
of rescue for damaged tangible cultural properties in order to prepare for the
next disaster.
I have also made it clear that rescue operations for tangible cultural
properties cannot be considered complete with rescue, temporary storage,
emergency treatment, but that those properties should be displayed in exhibitions,
and must be connected to the reconstruction activities and regional
revitalization of the affected areas. In addition, I also point out the problems
of carrying over to the next generation the conservation of the damaged
tangible cultural properties. However, we still have little experience of such
rescue operations, and I think that we need more case studies obtained from
future activities.