Around 1,800 people helped move the 360-tonne keep of Hirosaki Castle in northern Japan more than two metres as part of a restoration project. Using the traditional hikiya relocation method, participants pulled the structure on rails with ropes. The keep is being restored after being moved for repairs and is expected to reopen to visitors in 2033.
About 1,800 people came together in northern Japan over the weekend to pull the 360-tonne keep of Hirosaki Castle more than two metres towards its original position as part of an ongoing restoration project.
Chanting "so-re, so-re", participants used ropes to move the historic structure in Aomori prefecture. The keep, a fortified tower within a castle, had earlier been moved to allow repairs to a wall damaged in a major earthquake, The Guardian reports.
Teams Pull Castle More Than Two Metres
Teams of 80 people took turns pulling 30-metre ropes attached to the keep, which had been placed on rails. Participants moved the structure 1.13 metres on Saturday and another 1.09 metres on Sunday.
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