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Using the traditional hikiya technique, approximately 1,800 people successfully pulled the historic castle keep by hand to facilitate repairs on its earthquake-damaged stone walls.
In northern Japan, approximately 1,800 people collaborated to move the 360-tonne Hirosaki Castle keep using ropes and rollers, employing a traditional technique called hikiya after repairs.
Thousands of volunteers in Japan, numbering up to 1,800, successfully used ropes to manually pull a 360-ton historic castle tower at Hirosaki Castle to its original position. This impressive feat was undertaken as part of a restoration effort.
Approximately 1,000 individuals in Japan collaborated to tow the 400-ton Hirosaki Castle keep closer to its original position. This massive effort is part of a restoration project for the historic structure.
Following restoration work, officials in Japan successfully moved the 360-ton Hirosaki Castle structure by over two meters using a traditional technique involving ropes and rollers.