26 Culture 660 26 文化 This chapter covers cultural facilities and cultural properties, publication and mass communication, recreations and parks, religion, time use and leisure activities. The section of cultural facilities and cultural properties contains statistics on cultural facilities such as museums and libraries, and cultural properties. The section on publication and mass communication contains statistics concerning books and magazines, newspapers, as well as radio and television broadcasting. The section on recreations and parks contains statistics on movies, advertisement, and parks. The section of religion contains statistics on religious organisations, clergymen and adherents. The section on time use and leisure activities contains statistics on average time spent on various daily activities, participation rates in leisure and learning activities, sports and travel. Social Education Survey (Fundamental Statistical Survey) See "25 Education". This chapter covers museums and libraries. Annual Report of the National Diet Library Annual Report of the National Diet Library reports conditions of management and finance of the National Diet Library (NDL) to be submitted to the presiding officers of the two Houses in each fiscal year and presents an overview of the activities of the NDL for the fiscal year. It contains 13 basic statistics stipulated in the National Diet Library Statistical Bylaws (National Diet Library Bylaws No. 12, 1987). This chapter contains information on data collection and archival statistics. Science Information Infrastructure Statistics of Colleges and Universities This survey is conducted annually, as of 1 May, by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology with the aim to clarify and improve the conditions of the scientific information infrastructure, such as libraries, computer facilities, and networks of universities. The survey covers all national, public and private universities in Japan. For the survey of university libraries, the central library or its branch of a university, or a library attached to a faculty, institute, etc. are treated as separate units. Designation of Cultural Properties The number of cultural properties designated is the number of cultural properties designated by the national government. The Agency for Cultural Affairs publishes the number of designated, selected, and registered cultural properties and the number of cultural properties by prefecture. The number is steadily increasing in response to changes in the times, new discoveries, and progress in academic research. Designated Local Cultural Properties The Agency for Cultural Affairs publishes the number of designated and selected cultural properties and the number of registered cultural properties for each prefecture and municipality. According to Article 182, Clause 4 of the Act on Protection of Cultural Properties, when a local government designates a cultural property or cancels such a designation, its board of education must report the matter to the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs.
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