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Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group World Heritage Council

In January 2019, the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group World Heritage Council was established. The Council comprises representatives of the Imperial Household Agency, the owners of Ryobo (imperial tombs), and the local authorities (Osaka Prefecture, Sakai City, Habikino City, and Fujiidera City)

The Council is a platform for coordination and discussion between the managing institutions, including the Imperial Household Agency, for matters related to the management and conservation of the World Heritage property and its surrounding environment. The Council is responsible for monitoring the state of the property and takes part in property management in close coordination with the Conference Headquarters for the Promotion of Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun in charge of World Heritage nomination, as well as in information dissemination and momentum building, both inside and outside Japan.

Organization of the Council

協議会組織図

Members of the Council

(1 October 2018)
Position Name
Chairman Governor of Osaka Prefecture MATSUI, Ichiro
Director Mayor of Sakai City TAKEYAMA, Osami
Deputy Directors Mayor of Habikino City YAMANOHA, Hajime
Mayor of Fujiidera City KUNISHITA, Kazuo
Director-General of the Archives and Mausolea Department, Imperial Household Agency WADA, Hiroo

Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group World Heritage Scientific Committee

The Scientific Committee aims to provide guidance and advice concerning the management of the World Heritage property and conservation of the surrounding environment in light of scientific and specialist viewpoints. The committee comprises researchers and experts from universities, academic institutions, and the Japan ICOMOS National Committee.

Members of the Scientific Committee

Position Name Title Specialty
Chairman OKADA Yasuyoshi Professor Emeritus, Kokushikan University Architectural History, Heritage;
President of JAPAN ICOMOS
Vice Chairman WADA Seigo Director, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Archaeology Archaeology
Members FUKUNAGA Shinya Professor, Osaka University Archaeology
INABA Nobuko Visiting Professor, Open University of Japan;
Professor Emeritus, University of Tsukuba;
Special Advisor to the Director-General of ICCROM
Heritage, Architecture;
ICOMOS ISC member
MASUDA Noboru Specially Appointed Professor, Osaka Prefecture University Open Space Planning, Urban Conservation
MUNETA Yoshifumi Vice President and Professor, Kyoto Prefectural University Urban Conservation, Heritage;
ICOMOS ISC member
NISHIMURA Yukio Project Office for New Faculty Establishment, Director Kokugakuin University Urban Conservation, Urban Design, Heritage;
Advisor to JAPAN ICOMOS
TANAKA Tetsuo Honorary Director, Himeji Center for Research into Castles and Fortifications Historic Site restoration and presentationr
Werner STEINHAUS Project Associate Professor, Hiroshima University Archaeology