ACCU Group Training Course on Conservation and Management of Wooden Built Heritage has been completed
2025.10.09
The onsite programmemememe of the 2025 Group Training Course was conducted over approximately two weeks, from 19 September to 2 October.
Thirteen participants from ten countries were invited to Nara to learn about the Management and Conservation of Wooden Built Heritage. The programme focused on sharing knowledge and techniques related to the conservation and repair of Japan’s traditional wooden architecture.
In the first half of the training, participants engaged in practical training at sites within Nara Prefecture, including Tōdai-ji Temple, Tanzan-Jinja Shrine, O-Jinja Shrine, and the Nara Prefecture Historical and Artistic Culture Complex. During the practical training, participants were tasked with developing a restoration plan for a wooden structure.
In the latter half, the participants visited Kiso-Hirasawa and Narai-juku in Nagano Prefecture, as well as Shirakawa-go in Gifu Prefecture, where they studied examples of restoration and preservation in traditional townscapes, as well as the challenges faced in those regions.
Throughout the programme, the participants demonstrated a high level of enthusiasm, actively engaging in discussions and posing insightful questions to the lecturers.
Participants are expected to share the knowledge and skills newly acquired in Japan to utilise it to further cultural heritage conservation in their respective countries.