KUMAMOTO – Artisans are determined to complete “at any cost” the restoration of Kumamoto Castle, which has been heavily damaged by a series of powerful earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture.
Work to repair collapsed stone walls, the tenshukaku (castle keep), and other damaged properties is expected to face difficulties over the initial decade or so of reconstruction. This is especially so because many of the properties are state-designated cultural assets.
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