国宝・富岡製糸場も被害＝２２都府県１６３件、拡大懸念－台風１９号で文化財

　台風１９号の影響で、国宝の「旧富岡製糸場」（群馬県富岡市）や特別史跡「彦根城跡」（滋賀県彦根市）などに被害が出たことが２６日、文部科学省の集計で分かった。重要文化財（建造物）などの損傷は２２都府県の１６３件に上り、文化庁は被害拡大を懸念している。
　文科省によると、被害が明らかになったのは同日午前６時現在で、栃木県が３４件と最も多く、岩手県と宮城県の各２１件などが続く。内訳は国宝１件のほか、重要文化財の建造物３２件、特別史跡６件など。
　富岡製糸場は明治政府が設立し、２０１４年に世界文化遺産にも登録された。国宝の繰糸所にある窓ガラス１枚が破損した。（2019/10/26-16:04）

Powerful Typhoon Hagibis damaged 163 cultural assets in 22 prefectures in Japan, including a Tomioka Silk Mill building designated as a national treasure by the government, a Cultural Affairs Agency survey revealed Saturday.
   The agency is concerned that the total number will rise further as more damage could be reported from areas severely affected by the typhoon earlier this month.
   The largest number of damage was reported from Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, at 34, followed by the northeastern prefectures of Iwate and Miyagi, both at 21, as of 6 a.m. (9 p.m. GMT Friday).
   Of the damaged cultural assets, one is a national treasure, 32 are important cultural properties and six are special historic sites.
   In Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, the typhoon broke a window of Tomioka Silk Mill's silk-reeling plant, a national treasure. Established by the Meiji government in 1872, the silk mill was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014.