Japan Recruited 1,800 People to Pull a 396-Ton Castle Back Into Place, and the Video Is Wild
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Japan Recruited 1,800 People to Pull a 396-Ton Castle Back into Place, and the Video Is Wild
In 2015, an ancient Japanese castle was moved to repair a vital stone wall. With that repair finally completed, it needed to be moved back, so Japan recruited 1,800 people to essentially play tug-of-war with a castle. According to The Guardian, the mission required volunteers to haul the 396-ton keep of Hirosaki Castle six feet […] The post Japan Recruited 1,800 People to Pull a 396-Ton Castle Back into Place, and the Video Is Wild appeared firs…
In Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan, approximately 1,800 people were pulled by ropes to move the 360-ton main tower of the historic Hirosaki Castle back to its original position. The structure, which was removed years ago to repair walls damaged in an earthquake, was moved approximately 2 meters during the work carried out over the weekend.
VIDEO - 1,800 people volunteered to help transport the castle of Hirosaki to the strength of their arms, north of Japan. The technique called hikiya must allow the building, displaced for work, to return to its place.
Viral Video Shows Hirosaki Castle Keep Being Pulled by 1,800 Volunteers in Japan, Know Why 360-Tonne Structure Is Being Moved | 👍 LatestLY
Around 1,800 volunteers in Japan’s Aomori Prefecture manually pulled the 360-tonne keep of Hirosaki Castle more than two metres toward its original stone base. The citizen-led effort uses the ancient hikiya technique, with about 4,100 people expected to move the keep 5m by hand before machinery completes the remaining 73m by year-end. 👍 Viral Video Shows Hirosaki Castle Keep Being Pulled by 1,800 Volunteers in Japan, Know Why 360-Tonne Structur…
Hundreds of people have moved a 400-ton building from the Hirosaki Castle in northern Japan since last Saturday.
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