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Japan enlists 1,800 people to drag a 360-tonne castle keep using ropes and rollers

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by Gavin Blair in Tokyo
Aug 25, 2026 · 6:40 AM
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Japan enlists 1,800 people to drag a 360-tonne castle keep using ropes and rollers
After repairs to Hirosaki Castle in Aomori prefecture, officials employed a technique known as hikiya to move the structure more than two metresTo chants of “so-re, so-re”, about 1,800 people came together in northern Japan over the weekend to pull a 360-tonne castle keep a little more than two…
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