Abstract
Heritage may require the economic benefits of tourism for its survival, and tourism seeks novelty in heritage as an object of its gaze. Thus, heritage continues to grow, leading to a sustainability crisis. In this context, Rodney Harrison raises the issue of an “abundance of heritage” and urges the concept of heritage be reconsidered.
In this paper, using the concept of "curated decay" as a clue, I explore a way of relating to the past that differs from the timefrozen preservation that has hitherto been the mainstream, as a kind of “palliative care” that remains with and looks after the past. As a domestic case study, this paper takes up the former Maya Kanko Hotel (Mayakan) in Kobe and examines this new form of preservation.
https://ror.org/051zns832 
