About 1,800 people came together in northern Japan to pull a 360-tonne castle keep by hand. The Hirosaki Castle keep was moved in 2015 so its earthquake-damaged stone wall could undergo repairs. Now, using hikiya, a tech
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Japan enlists 1,800 people to drag a 360-tonne castle keep using ropes and rollers
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25.08.2026
More than 1,000 volunteers pull historic castle back to its original site in Japan
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26.08.2026
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