World Heritage Lecture

世界遺産教室の様子(高取国際高等学校)

ACCU held World Heritage Lecture for Takatori Kokusai High School. (9 November)

2021.11.11

ACCU Nara held the world heritage lecture for the second grade at Takatori Kokusai High School on 9 November.
ACCU Nara has introduced the outline of World Heritage and World Heritage Convention in the lecture so far. We have also conducted the new theme: the excavation studies and the examples of the conservation and restoration of the architectural cultural heritage of World Heritage Sites in Nara this year.
The lecture at Takatori Kokusai High School was the memorable first time of the theme and it was held as a class of 'History of Asuka era and the area'. ACCU Nara invited Mr Yasutoshi Tsurumi, Senior Researcher, Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, as the lecturer. He explained the history of Asuka and excavation methods with the Asuka Palace Site, the one of Asuka-Fujiwara Archaeological sites of Japan Ancient Capitals and related Properties, which is on the tentative list on World Heritage. He also expressed how you can understand history through historical documents and excavations of archaeological sites with his experiences and various photographs.