Hirosaki Residents Collaborate to Manually Relocate Historic Castle

The city of Hirosaki has rallied around a community project to physically move a section of its historic castle by hand, reviving local pride following structural damage from a 2015 earthquake.

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A city unites around a common goal: Moving a castle by hand

The project has helped bring together the residents of Hirosaki and revived interest in the castle, which was first moved in 2015 after an earthquake damaged a wall beneath it.

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Hirosaki Residents Collaborate to Manually Relocate Historic Castle

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