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dates for a gate from scant evidence."],"requiresHuman":["Any excavation, conservation work or event at the site."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["The sites are protected cultural heritage central to Japanese historical identity.","Reconstruction choices shape how the public understands the past."],"affectedParties":["Local communities","Archaeologists","Visitors"]},"owners":{"steward":"The national or municipal heritage authority that protects the site.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["National cultural property registers"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q136555522","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"kyujomon","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"Heijo Palace","type":"related","note":"reconstructed gate"},{"target":"Suzaku-oji","type":"related"},{"target":"Rashomon","type":"related"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.suzakumon","Wikidata: Q211614 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