IRCI was introduced in the panel discussion at the Tokyo Symposium on Cultural Heritage (225 attendees) held on 14 May 2016 at Heiseikan, Tokyo National Museum. IRCI information panels were also displayed in the lobby.

(Co-organisers: Sakai City, National Institutes for Cultural Heritage;
Sponsors: Ministry of Cultural Affairs, National Museum of Ethnology,
Hokkaido Museum, Conference Headquarters for the Promotion of
Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun for World Cultural Heritage Inscription)