Thousands in Japan are pulling this historic castle back into place
- Updated: 26/08/2026 - 10:03 GMT+2 More than 1,000 volunteers pull Japan’s Hirosaki Castle back to its original site in Aomori after a decade of renovation work on the 400-year-old keep.
- More than a thousand people gathered in Aomori Prefecture to pull Japan’s historic Hirosaki Castle back to its original site after years of renovation.
- The wooden keep, one of only twelve original castles left in the country, was moved in 2015 so engineers could repair the stone base beneath it.
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- More than a thousand people gathered in Aomori Prefecture to pull Japan’s historic Hirosaki Castle back to its original site after years of renovation.
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- Updated: 26/08/2026 - 10:03 GMT+2 More than 1,000 volunteers pull Japan’s Hirosaki Castle back to its original site in Aomori after a decade of renovation work on the 400-year-old keep.
- The wooden keep, one of only twelve original castles left in the country, was moved in 2015 so engineers could repair the stone base beneath it.
Sources: Euronews, Al Jazeera