- Our main challenges are to reevaluate the master carpenters’ talents and to settle them at a higher social position: as for example practical research engineers.
- From realistic point of view, they are not actually research engineers but merely talented craftsmen. But as we have analyzed, they make a significant improvement in wood structures to minimize the damage due to heavy earthquakes. The improvement seems to have been executed by analyzing the different types of damage that can occur during such heavy earthquakes.
- The earthquakes occurred after 1818 and before 1835 are listed below;
1819 Aug. 02: Ise/Mino / Oumi M. 7.3, Many dead.
1828 Dec. 18 Echigo / Sanjyou M.6.9 Death Toll 1,681
1830 Dec. 19 Kyoto M.6.4 Death Toll 280, Castle Nijyo damaged
1833 Dewa / Echigo / Sado M.7.4 Death Toll 40 to 130, Tsunami
affected Northern Area of Main Island of Japan
affected Northern Area of Main Island of Japan
1835 Jul. 20 Sendai M.7 Many Dead, Castle Sendai damaged,
Tsunami In Edo where all the local lords were assembled and
information on the disasters was exchanged.
- The improvement of seismic engineering was an important target for the government and the research workshops were held among the master carpenters.
We are thinking to improve the administrative systems for the historical arts and
craftsmanship, particularly where no master carpenters are currently involved,
in such councils as the Cultural Heritage Council or the Landscape Formation
Council. Master carpenters should be included as practical research engineers.