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A city unites around a common goal: Moving a castle by hand
The Japan Times✓
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Residents of Hirosaki have banded together to participate in the physical relocation of a local castle. This community-driven effort follows an earlier move that was necessitated by structural wall damage caused by an earthquake in 2015.
WHY IT MATTERS
This community-led relocation project successfully galvanized local residents and renewed public engagement with a significant historic landmark.
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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