NAGANO – Matsumoto Castle in Nagano Prefecture is more vulnerable to an earthquake than previously thought and requires work to strengthen its resistance, officials of the city where the national treasure is located said Thursday.
A recent earthquake resistance test has found that the castle’s main tower could fall in the event of a quake measuring upper 6 or stronger on the Japanese seismic scale to 7, according to the officials of the Matsumoto Board of Education.
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