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1,000 people join forces to pull a 400-ton Japanese castle back towards its original position

Hirosaki Castle Keep Returns to Its Original Site After Major Restoration

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1,000 people join forces to pull a 400-ton Japanese castle back towards its original position

Over 1,000 people recently took part in an extraordinary restoration project at Hirosaki Castle in Aomori, Japan, focused on the wooden keep, which weighs more than 1,000 tonnes and is being restored to its pre-repair position. In 2015, it was decided to move the keep approximately 78 meters to improve access to the castle's damaged stone walls, and engineers were consulted. It's 2026, and the return trip was made possible by cutting-edge engineering and a traditional Japanese building-moving method.
 

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