Cultural Research Committee reports on Noboru Yahata and the Ryukyu Roofing Tile Craft Preservation Group for the preservation of the cultural heritage of Ryukyu tile skills. (20jy24)
Splendor of Okinawa: Treasure Flower, roadside Futenma, 28jn24 The Cultural Research Committee handles the maintenance of skills crucial for the preservation and repair of cultural assets. The Nation assists its selected skill-holders and preservation groups. On 19 July, the Cultural Research Committee reported to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology that, from Okinawa, it had nominated for assistance Yonaguni Town resident Noboru Yahata (74) for “Ryukyu Tile Roof-tile Making” and “ and the Ryukyu Roofing Tile Expertise Preservation Group (representative: Tadashi Tabata) in Yaesu Town for “Roof-tile shingling with Ryukyu Tiles”. Certification is expected to follow the nomination. The Prefectural Red Tile Enterprise Cooperative employs Mr. Yahata and is the parent company of the Preservation Group. It is currently handling the reconstruction of the Palace Hall of Shuri Castle, which burned down in a conflagration in 2019. The u...