Once the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology receives this, he/she will publish information such as the name and the ownership of the heritage for designation in an official gazette; subsequently, a letter of designation will be delivered to the owner of the important cultural property concerned (Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties, Ordinances 27, 28 and 153).
文部科学大臣はこれを受けて指定物件の名称、所有者等を官報に告示するとともに当該重要文化財の所有者には指定書を交付する（文化財保護法27条、28条、153条）。