Asia-Pacific Database on Intangible Cultural Heritage(ICH) | Training Course | Practical Issues in the Process of Implementing the 2003 Convention

Mr. Nanao IWASAKA
Director, Listed Cultural Property Division Cultural Property Department Nara Municipal Board of Education
17 December 2008

Introduction
History of the On-Matsuri Festival
1. (1) Kasuga Shrine and Kofuku Temple
2. (2) From the Beginning of the On-Matsuri Festival until Modern Times
3. (3) From Modern Times onward
Overview and Characteristics of the On-Matsuri Festival
On-Matsuri Festival Organizers
1. (1) Current On-Matsuri Festival Organizers
2. (2) The On-Matsuri Preservation Association
3. (3) Main Activities of the On-Matsuri Preservation Association
Future Issues Concerning the Preservation of the On-Matsuri
Conclusion

Mr. TANAKA Kentaro, Deputy Director, International Office for International Cooperation on Cultural Properties Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkacho)

Mr. KIKUCHI Kensaku, Chief Senior Cultural Properties Specialist Cultural Properties Department, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan (Bunkacho)

Lecture 5: Activities of the National Museum of Ethnology on Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Mr. FUKUOKA Shota, Associate Professor Research Center for Cultural Resources, National Museum of Ethnology

Lecture 7: The Gion Festival Yamahoko Events and Activities of the Gion Matsuri Yamahoko Rengo-Kai

Mr. FUKAMI Shigeru, Director General Gion Matsuri Yamahoko Rengo-Kai, Kyoto

Lecture 2: Inventory-Making of ICH and System of Living National Treasures in Japan

Mr. MIYATA Shigeyuki, Director, Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties

Lecture 4: Personnel Training for Successors of Traditional Performing Arts conducted by Japan Arts Council

Mr. YOSHIMURA Satoshi, Director, Performer Training Division, National Theatre Research and Training Department

Mr. YAMAUCHI Hajime, Director General, Culture and Art Office, Department of Culture and Environment Kyoto Prefectural Government

Lecture 8: Safeguarding Activities for the Kasuga Wakamiya On-Matsuri Festival

Mr. IWASAKA Nanao, Director, Listed Cultural Property Division, Cultural Property Department, Nara Municipal Board of Education