Cultural Properties Protection Week starts November 1 and ends on November 7 every year. During this week, owners of cultural properties and prefectural and municipal Boards of Education proactively provide opportunities to get in touch with Japan’s history and culture, by organizing exhibitions of historical structures and fine arts and crafts, tours of historical sites, traditional performing arts show, and various other events held across the country.

Cultural properties are invaluable assets that all citizens share. There will be events held near you. Please take this opportunity to participate in various events and experience the history and culture of Japan.

Events held during the 62nd (FY2015) Cultural Properties Protection Week

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  Free opening in Asahikawa City Museum
  (Day for familiarize with Ainu culture)
  (Asahikawa City, Hokkaido)
  [Photo provided by Asahikawa City Museum]

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  Cultural Property Historic Site Tour (Sengen Shrine)
  (Matsudo City, Chiba)
  [Photo provided by the Matsudo City Board of Education]

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  Tour of restoration and repair site
  at the Important Cultural Property
  Old Nakano's Residence
  (Handa City, Aichi)
  [Photo provided by Handa City Museum]

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  Let's use the old tools!
  (Important Cultural Property, Old Nakasuji's Residence)
  (Wakayama City, Wakayama)
  [Photo provided by Wakayama City Board of Education]

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  Festival of the Shrine in Ookawakamimirabu Shine
  (Kami City, Kochi)
  [Photo provided by Kami City Board of Education]

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  Public display of the interior of Historic Site
  Ookuma Shigenobu's Residence
  (Saga City, Saga)
  [Photo provided by Saga City Tourism Promotion Division]