On the 1st, the Japan Modernization Heritage Utilization Liaison Council opened 148 modernization heritage sites nationwide to the public as part of the project “Japan’s Modernization Heritage – Techniques to Bring Out the Power and Beauty of Nature” sponsored and co-sponsored by the Japan Expo. .
Modernization heritage to be exhibited at “Modernization Heritage Nationwide Release”: Bank of Iwate (Former Morioka Bank) Former Head Office Main Building (Iwate Bank Red Brick Museum)[Morioka City]
“Japan’s modernization heritage – Techniques to bring out the power and beauty of nature -” is a project selected for the 2020 Japan Expo sponsored and co-sponsored project promoted by the Japan Arts Council and the Agency for Cultural Affairs. It will be held for three consecutive years.
This year, we will hold the base promotion event “Modernization Heritage Forum 2022” in Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (September 8-11) and Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture (October 21-30). increase. * Already held at the Tokyo venue.
In addition, during the period from October to November, with the aim of making modernization heritage widely known to the general public, “Modernization Heritage Nationwide Open 2022” will be held. In cooperation with , 148 “modernization heritage” nationwide, including important cultural properties and registered tangible cultural properties, will be open to the public. At the same time, the member cities and towns and specialized committees in close proximity will take the lead in guided tours and special tours of the modernization heritage, which are not normally open to the public, projection mapping of the modernization heritage at the venue, lighting up, etc. Model event” will be held in 12 cities and towns nationwide. *Yokohama City has been implemented.
* The number of facilities open to the public and the number of cities and towns where participatory events are held are as of 9:00 on September 28.
Modernization heritage to be exhibited at “Modernization heritage nationwide release”: Ongagawa water source pump room[Nakama City]
“Modernization Heritage” refers to the industries and industries that contributed to the modernization of Japan during the period from the end of the Edo period to the Second World War, using modern methods and materials incorporating the latest Western technology. Buildings related to transportation and civil engineering.
In addition to large-scale facilities such as dams, power plants, station buildings, bridges, tunnels, mining facilities, lighthouses, and harbor facilities that are indispensable for industrial activities and daily life, small factories, warehouses, stores, public facilities, It covers a wide range of areas, such as hotels and residences that fuse Japanese tradition with Western culture and style.
Some of the modernization heritage sites are still in active use today, but many of them have completed their original roles and have been linked to regional revitalization as social assets for urban development, leading to new tourism. It is also used for new purposes such as resources and cultural arts support facilities.
Modernization heritage to be exhibited at “Modernization heritage nationwide simultaneous exhibition”: Tsunoshima Lighthouse Museum[Shimonoseki City]
Overview of “Japan’s Modernization Heritage – Techniques to Bring Out the Power and Beauty of Nature”
Business name
2020 Japan Expo Sponsored/Co-sponsored Project
“Japan’s Modernization Heritage – Techniques to Bring Out the Power and Beauty of Nature”
*The Japan Expo will be held for the third consecutive year.
Implementation period
September 8 (wood) to November 30 (water), 2022
organizer
National Modernization Heritage Utilization Liaison Council (Zenkin), Independent Administrative Institution Japan Arts Council, Agency for Cultural Affairs
Implementation content
Base Promotion Event “Modernization Heritage Forum 2022”
・ Tokyo: September 8th (Thursday) to 11th (Sunday)
Tokyo Cityi Performance Zone
(2-7-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, KITTE Basement 1st floor) *Conducted
・ Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture: October 21 (Friday) to 30 (Sunday)
Conducted at modernization heritage sites in the Karato district, such as the former British Consulate of Shimonoseki and the former Akita Shokai Building
● “Modernization Heritage Nationwide Release 2022”
・148 modernization heritage sites open to the public
* The number of facilities is as of 9:00 on September 28, and the opening schedule varies depending on the facility.
・”Participatory events” held in 12 cities and towns nationwide
*Implementation schedule varies depending on the event, Yokohama City has already implemented
Official website of Zenkinhttps://www.zenkin.jp/category/news
*This year’s information will be updated sequentially after Saturday, October 1st.
General Inquiries
■ Inquiries about all recent activities
Secretariat of the National Modernization Heritage Utilization Liaison Council (Maizuru City Hall Cultural Promotion Division)
TEL: 0773-66-1019 (weekdays only)
*Please contact the respective organizers regarding events and public exhibitions held at modernization heritage sites.
■ Inquiries about Shimonoseki promotion events (prior)
Shimonoseki City Board of Education Cultural Property Protection Division TEL: 083-254-4697 (Weekdays 9:00-17:00)
“Modernization Heritage National Simultaneous Release 2022” Overview
Event name
“Modernization Heritage Nationwide Release 2022”
*This is the 18th time in total (started in 2005).
*This year, the FY2020 Japan Expo sponsored/co-sponsored project
Implemented as part of “Japan’s Modernization Heritage – Techniques to Bring Out the Power and Beauty of Nature”
period
Saturday, October 1, 2022 to Wednesday, November 30, 2022 *Release dates vary by facility
content
・148 “modernization heritage sites” nationwide, including important cultural properties and registered tangible cultural properties, are open to the public
・In 12 municipalities nationwide (Yokohama City has already implemented), led by all nearby member municipalities and specialized committees,
“Participatory events” such as guided tours and special tours of modernization heritage that are normally closed to the public
* The number of facilities open to the public and the number of cities and towns where participatory events are held are as of 9:00 on September 28.
remarks
・There is a possibility of cancellation or change of contents due to the new coronavirus infection or other circumstances.
・We are taking measures to prevent the spread of new coronavirus infection at each venue.
Visitors and participants are requested to cooperate in wearing masks.
《Representative modernization heritage open to the public from October to November》
*Excerpt from 148 places, as of September 28, 9:00
Former Temiya Railway Facilities (Otaru City General Museum, main building premises, etc.): Otaru City, Hokkaido
Iwate Bank (former Morioka Bank) Former head office main building (Iwate Bank Red Brick Building): Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
■ Former Tohoku Crushed Stone Plant: Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture
■Fujikura Water Source Facility: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Former Niigata Customs Office: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
■ Shizuoka City Hall Main Building: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
■ Red brick warehouse group: Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture
■ Jiujin Industry: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Tamate Bridge: Kashiwara City, Osaka Prefecture
Mikobata Ore Processing Site Ruins: Asago City, Hyogo Prefecture
■ Tsuyama Learning Railway Museum (former Tsuyama sector locomotive depot and turntable): Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture
Tsunoshima Lighthouse Memorial Hall: Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Manda Pit: Arao City, Kumamoto Prefecture
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*As of 9:00 on September 28
■ Tomioka City (Gunma Prefecture): Heritage of Modernization Connected by Textiles
Exhibit photo panels and materials related to the Japanese textile industry nationwide of modernization heritage
・Schedule: November 12th (Sat) to 27th (Sun)
・Venue: Tomioka Silk Mill West Cocoon Warehouse Multipurpose Hall
・Price: Tomioka Silk Mill entrance fee: 1,000 yen for adults
・Operating body/National Modernization Heritage Utilization Liaison Council Textile Industry Facility Subcommittee
・Inquiries from the general public: Kiryu City Board of Education Cultural Property Protection Division TEL: 0277-46-1111
*Advance application not required
■ Gyoda City (Saitama Prefecture): Exploring Japanese Heritage in Gyoda City ~ Modernization heritage sites such as tabi storehouses and hands-on tours ~
Guided walking tour of more than 5 modern heritage sites, including interiors normally closed to the public, with hands-on experience and lunch
・Schedule: October 20th (Thursday), November 6th (Sunday), 19th (Saturday), 23rd (Wednesday/holiday) *Once a day
・Venue: Museum of Tabi and Living (Former Makino Main Store), Former Shinobucho Credit Union store, Musashino Bank Gyoda branch store, etc.
・Fee/1,500 yen to 2,000 yen
(Lunch included, tour course and fees vary depending on implementation date, capacity 15 to 20 people each day)
・Inquiries from business operators and the general public: Gyoda City Cultural Property Protection Division TEL: 048-553-3581
*Advance application required
■Yokohama City (Kanagawa Prefecture): Commemorative project for the 150th anniversary of the opening of the railway※Performed
(1) Exhibition “Railway Heritage of Our Town” – Focusing on Yokohama and Kanagawa –
Introducing the railway heritage in Kanagawa Prefecture with photos, mainly in Yokohama
・Schedule/August 30th (Tuesday) to September 16th (Friday)
・Venue: Yokohama Port Museum Special Exhibition Room
・Price/Admission to the special exhibition room is free
・Project body/National Modernization Heritage Utilization Liaison Council, Railway Heritage Subcommittee
・Inquiries from the general public: Yokohama Historical Assets Research Association TEL: 045-651-1730
*Advance application not required
(2) 2020 National Modernization Heritage Utilization Liaison Council Railway Heritage Subcommittee Yokohama Forum
Symposium: Mr. Shigeru Onoda (Director of the Railway Technical Research Institute) gave a keynote speech titled “Attractiveness of Railway Heritage in Kanagawa and Yokohama,” and reports on examples of preservation and utilization of railway heritage in cities nationwide.
・Schedule/September 15th (Thursday)
・Venue: Yokohama Port Museum Conference Rooms 1 and 2
・Price/free participation (capacity 60 people)
・Project body/National Modernization Heritage Utilization Liaison Council, Railway Heritage Subcommittee
・Inquiries from the general public: Yokohama Historical Assets Research Association TEL: 045-651-1730
*Advance application required
Kuwana City (Mie Prefecture): (1) Rokkaen Izayoi Rakugo Performance 2022
Inviting rakugo performers who are related to Mie Prefecture and who are active in Japan and abroad to give rakugo performances
・Schedule/October 16th (Sun)
・Venue/Rokukaen (former Mordo family residence) and building
・Fee: 2,500 yen (including entrance fee, capacity of 50 people)
・Business entity: Kuwana City
・Inquiries from the general public: Rokkaen TEL: 0594-24-4466
*Advance application required
■ Kuwana City (Mie Prefecture): (2) Planning by the water supply facility subcommittee
(a) Free distribution of pocket-sized materials explaining modern water supply facilities
・Schedule/Saturday, November 5th to Sunday, December 4th
・Venue: Rokkaen, Moroto Garden, etc. *Closed on Mondays
・Prices: Rokkaen entrance fee: General 460 yen, Moroto Garden entrance fee: General 500 yen
・Operating body/National Modernization Heritage Utilization Liaison Council, Water Facilities Subcommittee
・Inquiries from the general public／Kuwana City Brand Promotion Section Cultural Promotion Section TEL：0594-24-1361
*Advance application not required
(b) Projection mapping for modern water supply facilities
・Schedule/November 22nd (Tue), 23rd (Wed/holiday) *Reserve date: November 24th (Thu)
・Venue: Rokkaen (Former Moroto Residence) Western-style building
・Prices: Free admission, Rokkaen entrance fee: General 460 yen
・Operating body/National Modernization Heritage Utilization Liaison Council, Water Facilities Subcommittee
・Inquiries from the general public: Rokkaen TEL: 0594-24-4466
*Advance application not required
Tajiri town (Sennan-gun, Osaka): Exploring the Tajiri Historical Museum (former Taniguchi family Yoshimi villa)
A tour of the Tajiri Historical Museum, the person in charge explained the outline of the repair work such as seismic reinforcement and what was discovered by the construction
・Schedule/November 3 (Thursday/holiday)
・Venue: Tajiri Historical Museum (Former Taniguchi Family Yoshimi Villa)
・Fee/1,000 yen (capacity 20 people)
・Business entity: Tajiri Town
・Inquiries from the general public: Social Education Division, Tajiri Town Board of Education TEL: 072-466-5029
*Advance application required
■ Tottori City (Tottori Prefecture): (1) Cultural heritage tour by horse in Kyu-Mei Water Source 2022
A facility guide explains and guides you through the key points while riding a horse through the Former Miro Suigenchi Water Supply Facility, which is usually viewed on foot.
・Schedule: November 13th (Sun) *24 times a day
・Venue: Former Miro water source facility
・Price/free participation (capacity 120 people)
・Inquiries from project operators and the general public: Tottori City Board of Education Cultural Assets Division TEL: 0857-30-8422
* First-come-first-served basis, numbered ticket system
Tottori City (Tottori Prefecture): (2) 100th Anniversary of Facility Reconstruction “Former Miro Water Source Water Supply Facility” Panel Touring Exhibition
The storage dam was destroyed by a typhoon just three years after its completion.A panel introduces the oldest modern water supply facility in the San’in region, which was restored in 1922 by engineers representing Japan.
・Schedule, venue, fee/
October 22nd (Sat) – 27th (Thu): Jinpukaku *Closed on Mondays
Admission fee: General 150 yen, free to visit
November 3 (Thursday/holiday) to December 11 (Sunday): Tottori City Museum of History *Closed on Mondays
Admission fee for panel exhibition only: Free
・Inquiries from project operators and the general public / Tottori City Board of Education Cultural Assets Division TEL: 0857-30-8422
*Advance application not required
■ Tottori City (Tottori Prefecture): (3) Planning by the Water Supply Facility Subcommittee
(a) Free distribution of explanatory materials on modern water supply facilities (Mei Dam)
・Schedule: November 12th (Sat) and 13th (Sun) *Reserve date: November 14th (Mon)
・Venue: Former Miro water source facility
・Price/Free
・Operating body/National Modernization Heritage Utilization Liaison Council, Water Facilities Subcommittee
・Inquiries from the general public: Tottori City Board of Education, Cultural Assets Division TEL: 0857-30-8422
*Advance application not required
(b) Projection mapping for modern water supply facilities
・Schedule: November 12th (Sat) and 13th (Sun) *Reserve date: November 14th (Mon)
・Venue: Former Biei water source facility “Mei Dam”
・Price: Free viewing (with admission restrictions)
・Operating body/National Modernization Heritage Utilization Liaison Council, Water Facilities Subcommittee
・Inquiries from the general public: Tottori City Board of Education, Cultural Assets Division TEL: 0857-30-8422
*Advance application not required
■ Shimonoseki City (Yamaguchi Prefecture): Lighthouse Anniversary Exhibition Event
Mutsurejima lighthouse panel display, leaflet distribution, etc.
・Schedule/October 26th (Thursday) to November 7th (Monday)
・Venue: Shimonoseki Municipal Shimonoseki Aquarium Kaikyokan 1F
・Price/Admission free
・Operating body/National Modernization Heritage Utilization Liaison Council, Lighthouse Facility Subcommittee
・Inquiries from the general public: Planning Division, Transportation Department, 7th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters TEL: 093-321-2931
*Advance application not required
■ Niihama City (Ehime Prefecture): Former Hadeba Hydroelectric Power Station Illumination
The former Hadeba hydroelectric power station, which is currently undergoing seismic reinforcement work, is lit up.
・Schedule/November 13th (Sun)
・Venue: Former Hadeba Hydroelectric Power Station *Can be viewed from Minetopia Besshi on the opposite bank
・Price/free tour
・Inquiries from project operators and the general public: Besshi Copper Mine Cultural Heritage Division, Niihama City TEL: 0897-65-1236
*Advance application not required
Kitakyushu City (Fukuoka Prefecture): Shirasu Lighthouse Festival in Kokura Castle
An event was held to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the death of Sukezaemon Iwamatsu, who was born in Kokura and contributed to the construction of the Shirasu Lighthouse (completed in 1873).
・Schedule/October 27th (Thursday) to November 6th (Sunday)
・Venue: Kokura Castle Honmaru (Katsuyama Park)
・Price: Kokura Castle entrance fee: Adults 350 yen, junior high school students 200 yen, elementary school students 100 yen *Free except for Kokura Castle
・Inquiries from business entities and the general public/
Kitakyushu Citizens Culture and Sports Bureau Culture Department TEL: 093-582-2391
*Advance application not required
Nakama City (Fukuoka Prefecture): World Heritage “Ongagawa Water Source Pumping Station” is open to the public only within the premises
Special opening of the site of the Onga River water source pump room (currently in operation), which is usually open to the public from the viewing space
・Schedule: November 13th (Sun) *4 times a day
・Venue: Ongagawa water source pump room
・Fee/free participation (capacity 80 people, tour divided into 4 groups)
・Inquiries from business operators and the general public: Nakama City Lifelong Learning Division TEL: 093-246-6224
*Advance application required
■ Omuta City (Fukuoka Prefecture): Miike Coal Mine Miyahara Pit Festa
(a) Special tour of the Miyanohara Pit No. 2 shaft winding machine room repair and seismic reinforcement construction site
・Schedule/November 3 (Thursday/holiday) *Scheduled to be held 5 times a day
・Venue: Miike Coal Mine Miyahara Pit
・Price/Participation free of charge (capacity 20 people each time)
・Inquiries from business operators and the general public: Omuta City World Heritage and Cultural Assets Office TEL: 0944-41-2515
*First-come, first-served basis
(b) Collaborative project with the Shiba Precinct Community Development Council
Stage event, manufacturing booth, old-fashioned play corner, etc.
・Schedule/November 3 (Thursday/holiday)
・Venue: Miike Coal Mine Miyahara Pit
・Price/free participation, free participation
・Inquiries from business operators and the general public: Omuta City World Heritage and Cultural Assets Office TEL: 0944-41-2515
*Advance application not required
(c) Collaborative project with Prefectural Miike Technical High School
Mini coal mine train ride experience meeting
・Schedule/November 3 (Thursday/holiday) *Scheduled to be held 15 times a day
・Venue: Miike Coal Mine Miyahara Pit Ruins
・Price/Participation free (5 people each time)
・Inquiries from business operators and the general public: Omuta City World Heritage and Cultural Assets Office TEL: 0944-41-2515
*First-come, first-served basis
■ Sasebo City (Nagasaki Prefecture): 100th Anniversary Celebration of Construction of Important Cultural Property “Hario Transmission Station”
(a) Symposium on the theme of “Modernization Heritage and Local Coexistence”
・Schedule/November 3 (Thursday/holiday)
・Venue: Former Navy Sasebo Naval Base Triumphal Commemorative Museum
・Price/free participation (capacity 200 people)
・Business entity: Sasebo City
・Inquiries from the general public: Sasebo City Board of Education, Cultural Property Division TEL: 0956-24-1111
*Advance application required
(b) Sunset jazz event
・Schedule: November 6th (Sun), 13th (Sun), 20th (Sun), 27th (Sun)
・Venue: Hario Transmitting Station
・Price/Participation free (no capacity)
・Business entity: Sasebo City
・Inquiries from the general public: Sasebo City Board of Education, Cultural Property Division TEL: 0956-24-1111
*Advance application not required
(c) Workshop (radio experience)
・Schedule: November 12th (Sat) and 13th (Sun)
・Venue: Hario Transmitting Station
・Price/Experience free (no capacity)
・Business entity: Sasebo City
・Inquiries from the general public: Sasebo City Board of Education, Cultural Property Division TEL: 0956-24-1111
*Advance application not required
(d) Public lectures on the theme of technology inherited from modernization
・Schedule: Saturday, November 19th
・Venue: Hario Transmitting Station
・Charge/Bus fare required (capacity 50 people)
・Business entity: Sasebo City
・Inquiries from the general public: Sasebo City Board of Education, Cultural Property Division TEL: 0956-24-1111
*Advance application required
(e) Illumination of Hario Transmitting Station, Night Time Field Museum & Marche
・Schedule: November 18th (Friday), 19th (Saturday), 25th (Friday), 26th (Saturday) *Also held in December
・Venue: Hario Transmitting Station
・Price/free tour (no capacity)
・Business entity: Sasebo City
・Inquiries from the general public: Sasebo Tourism and Convention Association TEL: 0956-23-3369
*Advance application not required
* Reference: What is the “National Modernization Heritage Utilization Liaison Council”?
The National Modernization Heritage Utilization Liaison Council (abbreviation: Zenkin/Zenkin) works to preserve and utilize modernization heritage, as well as promote regional development that makes use of traditional industries, community development that makes use of history, and new projects that make use of regional resources. Established in 1997, it is Japan’s only “modernization heritage” nationwide network organization with the aim of creating unique tourism.
Currently, it consists of 49 municipalities as members, 47 prefectures as special members, 19 supporting members (NPO corporations, etc.), 6 voluntary organizations and individuals. The chairman is Ryozo Tatami, Mayor of Maizuru City, and the secretariat is the Maizuru City Cultural Promotion Division.
Zenkin refers to buildings that contributed to the modernization of Japan as “modernization heritage” and is working to spread their value and charm to the general public.
* “Modernization Heritage” is not certified by Zenkin.