Seven Years After Fire, Okinawa’s Shuri Castle Inches Away From Reopening

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In November 2026, seven years after the fire, Shuri Castle's main hall will finally be revealed. The reconstruction project, which aimed to recreate the castle's appearance during the Ryukyu Kingdom era, has been carried out by meticulously examining numerous historical documents and photographs. Behind the scenes of this restoration played a crucial role in the vast records left behind by a researcher during the Taisho era. That researcher was …