Abstract
Cultural properties which consist of wood, so-called wooden cultural properties have historical, academic, or aesthetic worth. In order to preserve wooden cultural properties, it is necessary to understand the materials and their deterioration condition, and then apply to them an appropriate conservation and restoration treatment. In conservation and restoration of wooden cultural properties, various scientific methods have been applied as well as traditional restoration techniques. This paper presents an overview of scientific investigations, conservation treatments and restorations for wooden cultural properties, and future prospects will be discussed.
