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[World Heritage Mt. Hiei Enryakuji Temple] Digital twin video broadcast on 630 from Oumi

Mount Hiei seen from Lake Biwa

Mount Hiei seen from Lake Biwa

UNESCO World Heritage "Mt. Hiei Enryakuji Temple"

Its 1200 years of history and tradition have received high praise from the world, and it was registered as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in 1994.Hieizan Enryakuji Temple.
Over a period of about 2016 years from 28 (Heisei 10), the national treasure Konponchudo has been restored, and the Buddhist statues and corridors, which are important cultural properties, have been extensively renovated.

Digital twin video of Hieizan Enryakuji and Konponchudo is broadcast on 360 from Oumi

As of 2022, the major renovation is about to return,NHK Otsu Broadcasting Station OfXNUMX from Oumi"Now on Mt. Hiei" was aired over a three-part series.
With the theme of Konponchudo, cultural assets, and nature, the state of restoration, facts about overturning history, conservation activities, etc. are reported, and iPresence provided in the program.Digital twin video of KonponchudoYou can also see
Digital twinWhat is: The concept of a twin relationship with a digital copy of a real space.It is expected to be used as a simulation tool to preserve the past, share information, combine real-time sensing to grasp the situation, and predict the future.

Digital twin image of Konponchudo

Digital twin image of Konponchudo

Start of on-demand delivery of Mt. Hiei feature

Hieizan Enryaku-ji has been protected and handed down by many monks and craftsmen, even though it was burned down several times.
It is a valuable video that gives you a glimpse of the technology and wisdom left by our predecessors, as well as a part of the long history, so please watch it.
(*Currently, on-demand delivery has ended.)

・ 1st: Broadcast on August 2022, 8 [National treasure major renovation!Hieizan Enryakuji] The secret of Konpon Chudo color!

(*A digital twin image is used around 2:22-2:35)

・ 2nd: Broadcast on August 2022, 8 [National treasure major renovation!Hieizan Enryakuji] A new discovery that overturns history!

・ 3rd: Broadcast on September 2022, 9 [World Heritage Enryakuji Temple on Mt. Hiei] Teachings nurtured in the great outdoors

Hieizan Enryakuji Temple Konponchudo VR Walkthrough/AR Experience

Hiei Enryakuji Konponchudo VR Walkthrough

[Implementation period] April 2021, 3 (Thursday / holiday) to the end of March 4 (Reiwa 29) (planned)
From anywhere in the world, you can virtually walk around the restoration site of cultural properties that are not open to the public and the inner sanctuary where the immortal lamp is enshrined, and experience cultural properties with a sense of realism.
A video introduces the state of major renovations at points set up on the walk-through, such as re-roofing, which is unusual for a national treasure or important cultural property, and repairing the coloring of the tomata carving.

VR walk-through image (Tomata)

VR walk-through image (Tomata)

Hieizan Enryakuji Konponchudo AR experience

[Implementation period] April 2021, 3 (Thursday / holiday) to the end of March 4 (Reiwa 29) (planned)
[Where to use] Available at Hieizan Enryakuji East Tower (free of charge)
If you hold your camera over the seven points set up around the Konponchudo, the Konponchudo after the major renovation will appear.
Visitors can experience the original appearance of Konponchudo, such as the richly colored exterior of Konponchudo and the vividly revived tomata.

AR experience image

AR experience image

Please use the AR experience after downloading the app to your smartphone.

QR code for app download

QR code for app download

Fusion of technology that can only be seen now

A major renovation that takes place once every 60 years.
The repair and analysis work being carried out on-site, as well as the conservation activities that look ahead to the future, are full of things that cannot be seen or known in everyday life.
The fact that we human beings live for a short time for a long time, connecting the relay of life and passing it on to the next generation, the technology left by our predecessors and the technology that is used 30, 50, 100 years ahead I was moved by the fusion of modern technology that cannot be expressed in words.
Hiei special feature is about 1 minutes each time, and you can change the playback speed with the screw mark on the upper right of the video playback screen.
Please take a look and feel a part of the long history of 1200 years.

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