Behind the scenes of beauty that we see, many cultural heritage sites are reaching their limits.

Overlapping earthquake disasters: There are cases in which cultural properties that have been damaged by recent floods or earthquakes (such as the Kumamoto Earthquake or the Noto Peninsula Earthquake) cannot be repaired immediately and are forced to close. 

self-pay wall:Repairs cost a lot of money. Even for national treasures and important cultural properties, the subsidy does not cover the entire cost, so in many cases the owner (temple, shrine or local resident) has to pay about half of the cost. Many temples and shrines have low annual income and are unable to cover this out-of-pocket expense.

Discontinued technology:Repairing traditional buildings such as wooden buildings and sculptures requires highly skilled shrine carpenters and cultural property repair experts. Training and securing these engineers is also an issue.

pain of depopulation: There is a shortage of successors for temple chief priests and shrine priests, and there are many ``vacant temples'' where the chief priest is absent. Additionally, due to population decline and outflow to urban areas, it has become difficult to obtain cooperation from local communities (parishinos and temple families) for maintenance and management. This is a serious issue that affects the entire region.