1,000 people in Japan join forces to pull a 400-ton castle keep back toward its original position after it was moved 78 meters for repairs
- Image: Japan Today/KyodoAbout 1,000 people in Japan joined forces on Sunday to help pull the roughly 400-ton keep of Hirosaki Castle back toward its original position, more than a decade after the historic structure was moved nearly 78 meters for repairs.
- Participants in Aomori Prefecture were divided into groups and used ropes to pull a cart carrying the castle keep, moving the massive structure 109 centimeters closer to its original location.
- The unusual public event is part of a major restoration project aimed at returning the keep to where it stood before its relocation in 2015.
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- Image: Japan Today/KyodoAbout 1,000 people in Japan joined forces on Sunday to help pull the roughly 400-ton keep of Hirosaki Castle back toward its original position, more than a decade after the historic structure was moved nearly 78 meters for repairs.
- Participants in Aomori Prefecture were divided into groups and used ropes to pull a cart carrying the castle keep, moving the massive structure 109 centimeters closer to its original location.
- The unusual public event is part of a major restoration project aimed at returning the keep to where it stood before its relocation in 2015.
Sources: Times of India