Let's protect the important cultural asset!!
Do you know what day it is today?
January 26th is Cultural Asset Fire Prevention Day.
Why was Cultural Asset Fire Prevention Day enacted on January 26th?
On January 26th, 1949,
a fire broke out in the main hall called "Kondo" of Horyu-ji Temple.
( Horyu-ji Temple is known well as the oldest wooden building in the world. )
The majority of the wall painting where the Buddhism world was drawn were burnt down.
Learning a lesson from this fire,
Cultural Asset Fire Prevention Day was created in 1955.
Today,
Buddhist memorial service was held in the main hall "Kondo",
and in the warehouse where the wall painting was preserved.
After that, they had a fire drill.
Hosing all at once in the tense atmosphere, they enhanced the awareness.
Assuming that a fire broke out from Five‐Storied Pagoda and that one visitor got injured,
the fire drill was also held in Murou-ji Temple.
