ICOMOS support

The United Nations advisory body, ICOMOS, has given its support to the campaign to preserve Tokyo’s last street view of sacred Mt Fuji, known as Nippori Fujiimizaka.  This is connected to the forthcoming World Heritage status of Fuji, due to its spiritual significance.

Below is a copy of the resolution passed at the 17th General Assembly of ICOMOS, Paris, France.  Just a reminder that the citizens’ group to preserve the Fujimizaka view is meeting today at the Suwa Shrine in Nippori, and Green Shinto wishes them every success.

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View of Fuji with Haneda airport in the foreground

Resolution 17GA 2011/21 ‐ Vista of Mount Fuji

The 17th General Assembly of ICOMOS,

Considering the importance of safeguarding historic urban landscapes and their heritage vistas as part of necessary support in the interpretation of urban heritage;

Recalling that the 36th UNESCO General Conference recently adopted the Recommendation on Historic Urban Landscapes;

Noting that an on‐going high‐rise development project (a 45 storey building for residential use measuring approximately 160 metres in height) in Shinjuku, Tokyo, is likely to block the crucial vista of Mount Fuji from one of the few remaining important viewing‐points, called Fujimizaka (Mount Fuji viewing slope) in Tokyo;

Requests that the President of ICOMOS, in cooperation with ICOMOS Japan and the International Scientific Committees concerned, contacts the developer and the requisite responsible authorities in Tokyo to assist in re‐evaluating the development in view of the importance of maintaining the vista of Mount Fuji and to support the development of guidelines to protect the last remaining vistas of Mount Fuji;

Also requests the ICOMOS National and International Scientific Committees to engage in awareness raising campaigns to protect heritage vistas and key views in heritage settings in line with the recent UNESCO Recommendation on Historic Urban Landscapes.