Cultural Property Lecture: Technical Course – Vol. 4 “Sukiya Architecture”

The essence of Japanese architecture can be found in the Sukiya style of residential structures in Japan.The Sukiya style was developed from the Tea Ceremony culture and other traditional Japanese arts.
This is a lecture series of the basic knowledge of the preservation and repairs of modern Japanese architecture. This session focuses on the Sukiya style and introduces “a Kyoto-style carpentry on the roof structure.” A legendary carpenter who has been engaging in restoration works of National Treasures and other historically important properties will talk about his arts using the roofs of Murin-an buildings as study materials.

Event Summary

1. Time：November 18, 2017(Sat) 1 – 3pm
2. Fee：3,500 Yen
3. Place：Second floor of the Main Building
4. Seats：20（Reservation required・First come, first served）
5. Lecturer：Shigeru Sugasawa
6. Guest speaker : Yoshifumi Miyagawa – CEO, Miyakawa Yane Kogyo

＊Please kindly pay the fee in advance. Upon reservation, you will receive the bank account information.
＊Please note that cancelation charge will be 100 % of the fee, when the cancelation is received 7 days to the date of the lecture.