Towards the Utilization of Non-legal Public Properties Inside and Outside Japanese Shrine and Temple Premises

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  • 社寺地等内外における法定外公共物の活用へ向けて
  • シャジチ トウ ナイガイ ニ オケル ホウテイ ガイ コウキョウブツ ノ カツヨウ エ ムケテ

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<p>In April 2000, according to the Decentralization Promotion Integrated Law, non-legal public property such as suiro (irrigation canals) and akamichi (non-legal roads) were handed over from the government to district offices. At present, district offices carry out the maintenance and management of non-legal public property on a daily basis. However, local governments have problems with this non-legal public property, such as relations with unknown land owners and unregistered land, and daily maintenance and management issues that still exist on Japanese shrine and temple premises. Maintenance is done by the municipality or the shrine. Municipalities implement one of three non-legal policies regarding public property: first, the response of a district office remains practical; second, district offices actively transfer public goals to citizens; and third, district offices require space for public property. In the case of non-legal public property, the problem of not knowing who the owner of the land is or of unregistered land remain unchanged. There were three kinds of policies on the handling of public property, including shrines and temples, in each municipality after the Great East Japan earthquake of 2011. The policy is for each district office to deal with problems, approve applications, and encourage the removal of possessions.</p>

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  • Religion and Society

    Religion and Society 25 (0), 97-110, 2019-06-08

    The Japanese Association for the Study of Religion and Society

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