2010.1.26.
On January 26, Cultural Property Fire Prevention Day, a fire drill was performed at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto. Participants renewed their resolve to protect the World Heritage Site from fire while using a 1,500-cubic-meter water tank, one of the largest in Japan and installed in the temple precincts by Kyoto City, for the first time.

2010.1.31.
A special exhibition titled "Kosei no Fudo to Iho, Takashima-gun wo Chushin ni," or the natural features and treasures of Lake Biwa's west side; focusing on the Takashima-gun area, opened on January 30 at Shiga Prefectural Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum in Azuchi-cho, Shiga Prefecture. The exhibit is sponsored by the museum, showcasing approximately 120 items, including pictures and statues of Buddha, from towns along the west coast of Lake Biwa.

2010.1.29.
Restoration work on the colors of the paintings has been completed inside the Amida-do hall of Zenrinji Temple's Eikando in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto. The intense colors of dragons and heavenly beings on the pillars and beams have been painted afresh, bringing them back to the state they were in roughly 400 years ago when the hall was constructed.

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