TY - ADVS
T1 - Theft & Prevention at Rural Shrines and Temples in Japan
A2 - Graf, Tim
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Hundreds if not thousands of shrine and temple statues have been stolen and sold online in recent years in Japan. From 2010 to 2011, more than 170 Buddha statues were stolen in 60 places in Wakayama Prefecture alone. Rural depopulated areas are particularly affected. Scholars and practitioners involved in preserving and protecting cultural properties ask how these thieves could be stopped.
AB - Hundreds if not thousands of shrine and temple statues have been stolen and sold online in recent years in Japan. From 2010 to 2011, more than 170 Buddha statues were stolen in 60 places in Wakayama Prefecture alone. Rural depopulated areas are particularly affected. Scholars and practitioners involved in preserving and protecting cultural properties ask how these thieves could be stopped.
M3 - Digital or Visual Products
ER -