{"id":168817,"date":"2025-02-06T10:46:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T01:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=168817&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-02-06T10:48:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T01:48:01","slug":"japan-heritage-status-revoked","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/japan-heritage-status-revoked\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Heritage Status Revoked for Dazaifu Tenmangu and Surrounding Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Agency for Cultural Affairs has revoked the Japan Heritage status of &#8220;The Western Capital of Ancient Japan,&#8221; a collection of cultural properties spanning Fukuoka and Saga prefectures, citing insufficient efforts toward regional revitalization. This marks the first revocation since the program&#8217;s inception in 2015. Previously recognized among 104 designated sites, the area\u2014including Dazaifu Tenmangu\u2014has now been downgraded to a candidate status, with an opportunity to reapply in 2026. The decision follows three years of requests for more concrete revitalization efforts, alongside similar actions affecting heritage sites in Gifu and Tottori. Fukuoka officials expressed regret and pledged discussions with local municipalities and the agency to explore a reapplication. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20250205\/5010027015.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fnn_dazaifu-tenmangu_2025_WEB-1.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-168822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fnn_dazaifu-tenmangu_2025_WEB-1.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fnn_dazaifu-tenmangu_2025_WEB-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fnn_dazaifu-tenmangu_2025_WEB-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fnn_dazaifu-tenmangu_2025_WEB-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Agency for Cultural Affairs has revoked the Japan Heritage status of &#8220;The Western Capital of Ancient Japan,&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":168820,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-168817","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","location-saga-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/168817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168817"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}