New York Times: A City Unites Around a Common Goal: Moving a Castle by Hand. This link goes to a gift article. “The children, about 480 total working in shifts, were taking part in the ancient tradition of hikiya, which involves moving buildings with ropes and rollers rather than dismantling them. They were trying to move Hirosaki Castle’s keep — its central, most fortified part — closer to its original base. In 2015, the keep had to be moved be…
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