
Asahi Shimbun and other reports... It is highly likely that an official decision will be made by the intergovernmental committee.
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Japan previously applied for registration of calligraphy islands in 2024, but the review was put on hold due to the upper limit on the number of reviews. Accordingly, the Japanese government applied for registration again last year in preparation for this year's review. Calligraphy, such as Chinese calligraphy and Arabic calligraphy, has already been registered as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage.
The Asahi Shimbun reported on the 5th that Japanese calligraphy, called calligraphy, is expected to be listed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan announced on this day that UNESCO's evaluation body had decided to 'recommend registration' for calligraphy after a preliminary review.
As a result, there is a high possibility that registration will be officially decided at the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of Intangible Heritage held in Xiamen, China from the 30th to the 5th of next month.
'Calligraphy', which the Japanese government is seeking to register, is not only about calligraphy as an art, but also the overall habit of writing letters by hand in everyday life, such as 'kakizome', the first writing of the new year, letters, and the act of writing letters with a brush on envelopes at ceremonial occasions.
Calligraphy writing, such as Chinese calligraphy, which uses a brush to write letters in five different fonts, and Arabic calligraphy, which writes from right to left in cursive, are already registered as UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage.
Japan previously applied for registration of calligraphy islands in 2024, but the review was put on hold due to the upper limit on the number of reviews. Accordingly, the Japanese government applied for registration again last year in preparation for this year's review.
If calligraphy is registered, it will become Japan's 24th intangible cultural heritage. Japanese cuisine, Kabuki, and traditional liquor making are listed as intangible cultural heritage.

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