{"id":820,"date":"2019-01-17T16:43:36","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T07:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kintaikyo-bridge.jp\/?page_id=820"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:34:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T05:34:32","slug":"efforts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kintaikyo-bridge.jp\/en\/heritage\/efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Initiatives Towards World Heritage Status"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steps Taken So Far Towards Kintaikyo Bridge Achieving World Heritage Status<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Month & Year<\/th>\nContents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2006<\/th>\nThe proposal \u201cKintaikyo Bridge and the Town Division of Iwakuni\u201d was created in collaboration with Yamaguchi Prefecture and Iwakuni City, and submitted to the Agency for Cultural Affairs via the proposal system for additional entries on the \u201cWorld Heritage Tentative List\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2007<\/th>\nThe result of the evaluation by the Agency for Cultural Affairs was \u201cContinued Deliberation\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2007<\/th>\nThe \u201cConcept for the Future of Kintaikyo Bridge: Necessary Measures for the Continuation of the History of Kintaikyo Bridge\u201d was formulated.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2007<\/th>\nThe \u201cRe-proposal\u201d and \u201cConsideration Status Report\u201d were written, incorporating problem-solving policies into the previous year\u2019s proposal, and submitted again to the Agency of Cultural Affairs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2008<\/th>\nThe first Kintaikyo Bridge International Symposium was held. Michel Cotte (France), an advisor for the ICOMOS, and Eric DeLony(USA), a researcher on bridges worldwide, were invited to attend, and lectures and discussions were held. The potential for Kintaikyo Bridge to become a World Heritage site was confirmed.
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September 2008<\/th>\nThe result of the evaluation by the Agency for Cultural Affairs was announced. While Iwakuni City\u2019s proposal did not achieve entry on the \u201cTentative List\u201d, it received \u201cCategory Ia\u201d ranking as a \u201cTentative List Candidate Asset\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2009<\/th>\nThe \u201cKintaikyo Bridge World Heritage Expert Committee\u201d was established to consider the various tasks necessary for Kintaikyo Bridge to achieve inclusion on the World Heritage List.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2010<\/th>\nThe second Kintaikyo Bridge International Symposium was held. Professor Fang Yong of Peking University, China was invited to attend, and lectures and discussions were held. It was confirmed that no Chinese bridges were used as the original model for Kintaikyo Bridge, and together with the results of the first Kintaikyo Bridge International Symposium, the conclusion was reached that this is a wooden bridge that possesses a value that is unique worldwide.
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March 2012<\/th>\nThe \u201cPlan for the Future of Kintaikyo Bridge: Basic Policy\u201d was formulated.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2012<\/th>\nOn the theme of \u201cthe Value of Kintaikyo Bridge\u201d, the Kintaikyo Bridge Symposium in Edo was held at Waseda University Okuma Auditorium. The unparalleled value of Kintaikyo Bridge was reconfirmed.
\n\uff0dPROGRAM\uff0d
\nKeynote Lectures:
\ni) \u201cFrom Kintaikyo Bridge to the Tokyo Skytree\u201d (by Kiichi Sumikawa, former President of Tokyo University of the Arts)
\nii) \u201cKintaikyo Bridge, Connected by Arches\u201d (by Professor Teruhiko Yoda of Waseda University)
\nPanel Discussion \u201cA Unique Wooden Bridge\u201d
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March 2013<\/th>\n\u201cThe Finest Masterpiece of a Bridge: Kintaikyo Bridge\u201d (Collection of Academic Papers on Kintaikyo Bridge) was completed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2014<\/th>\nThe \u201cPlan for the Future of Kintaikyo Bridge (Basic Plan) \u2013 To Connect Kintaikyo Bridge to the Future\u201d was formulated.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2016<\/th>\nKintaikyo Bridge World Heritage Registration Promotion Council<\/a> was established by the Prefecture, City and involved groups.
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November 2017<\/th>\nOn the theme of \u201cStructure and Beauty: Value as World Heritage\u201d, Kintaikyo Bridge Symposium<\/a> was held. The OUV (Outstanding Universal Value) of Kintaikyo Bridge was shared, and the bridge\u2019s value and appeal were reconfirmed.
\n\uff0dPROGRAM\uff0d
\nKeynote Lecture:
\n\u201cCurrent World Heritage and Kintaikyo Bridge\u201d (by Professor Yasuyoshi Okada of Kokushikan University)
\nPanel Discussion:
\n\u201cOn the OUV (Outstanding Universal Value) of Kintaikyo Bridge\u201d
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February 2018<\/th>\nThe official logo for the Kintaikyo Bridge was announced.
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December 2018<\/th>\nYamaguchi Prefecture and Iwakuni City submitted to the MEXT(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) the jointly created \u201cProposal of a Candidate Property for Inscription on the World Heritage Tentative List, The Kintaikyo Bridge\u201d. Governor Muraoka and Mayor Fukuda visited the MEXT and submitted the proposal to Minister Shibayama.
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March 2019<\/th>\nThe International Opinion Exchange Meeting was held to promote the registration of Kintaikyo Bridge as the World Heritage. Michel Cotte, a World Heritage consultant who was invited to Iwakuni city from France for the first time in about ten years, exchanged opinions with Specially Appointed Professor Ichiro Kobayashi of Kumamoto University Graduate School and Professor Yasuyoshsi Okada of Kokushikan University on the OUV of Kintaikyo Bridge and issues toward its registration as a World Heritage Site.
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August\u30002019<\/th>\nOn the theme of \u201cPreservation management of Kintaikyo Bridge: Protecting and Inheriting treasure from Iwakuni\u201d, Kintaikyo Bridge World Heritage Seminar 2019 was held.
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October\u30002019<\/th>\nThe public relations poster was created.<\/a> The design concept is “personification of Kintaikyo Bridge”.
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March 2020<\/th>\nPublished the research report on the value of Kintaikyo Bridge as a building.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October\u30002021<\/th>\nCultural landscape of Kintaikyo Bridge and Iwakuni Castle Town in the lower reaches of the Nishiki River were selected as Important Cultural Landscape.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December\u30002021<\/th>\nOn the theme of \u201cAuthenticity at Kintaikyo Bridge\u201d, Kintaikyo Bridge World Heritage Seminar 2021 was held.
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December\u30002022<\/th>\nThe Kintaikyo Bridge World Heritage International Online Meeting was held.
Participants list<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September\u30002023<\/th>\nAt the ICOMOS General Assembly 2023 Scientific Symposium and the ICOMOS International Wood Committee Symposium held in Sydney, Australia, a presentation on the Kintaikyo Bridge was given.<\/p>\n

Presenter: Alejandro Mart\u00ednez de Arbulo (Assistant Professor, Kyoto Institute of Technology)
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November 2023<\/th>\nOn the theme of \u201cAuthenticity of Kintaikyo Bridge from an International Perspective\u201d, the Kintaikyo Bridge World Heritage International Symposium was held. <\/p>\n

\uff0dPROGRAM\uff0d
\nKeynote Address:
\nMikel Landa (Expert Member, ICOMOS International Wood Committee)
\n\u201cAuthenticity of Kintaikyo Bridge from an International Perspective\u201d<\/p>\n

Panel Discussion:
\n\u3010Coordinator\u3011
\nAlejandro Martinez (Assistant Professor, Kyoto Institute of Technology)
\n\u3010Panelist\u3011
\nAngel Cabeza
\n(Vice-President, ICOMOS International Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage \/ Director of Heritage and City, Municipality of Santiago de Chile)
\nEleftheria Tsakanika
\n (Expert Member, ICOMOS International Wood Committee \/ Associate Professor, Director of Building Materials Laboratory, School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens)
\nMikel Landa
\n (Expert Member, ICOMOS International Wood Committee \/ Past-President, ICOMOS Advisory Committee \/ President, Landa-Ochandiano arquitectos)
\nYasuyoshi Okada
\n(Professor Emeritus, Kokushikan University \/ President, ICOMOS Japan)
\nKazuhiko Nishi
\n(Chief Senior Specialist for Cultural Properties, Office for International Cooperation on Cultural Heritages, Cultural Resources Utilization Division, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government Japan)
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January 2025<\/th>\nOn the theme of \u201cThe charm of timber bridges\u201d, \u201cKintaikyo Bridge World Heritage Seminar \u00d7 The Timber Bridge Managers Summit in Japan\u201d was held in Iwakuni.<\/p>\n

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April 2025<\/th>\nThe \u201cKintaikyoBridge World Heritage Expert Council\u201d for World Heritage Inscription was established to prepare and achieve a World Heritage nomination and promptly and strategically address various issues.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2025<\/th>\nKintaikyo Bridge World Heritage Seminar 2025 was held at Yamaguchi University.
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