1,800 people move 400-ton castle tower in Japan
According to Hiroshima city authorities reported to The Guardian, approximately 1,800 people in Japan moved a 360-ton tower of the Hiroshima Castle more than two meters as part of its restoration.
Consensus
- The event took place in Hiroshima, Japan.
- Approximately 1,800 people participated in moving the castle tower.
- The tower weighs between 360 and 400 tons.
- The movement was done using traditional 'hikiya' technique with rollers and ropes.
- The tower was previously moved in 2015 due to earthquake damage.
- The goal is to return the tower to its original foundation by the end of the year.
- The event was part of a restoration project and involved public participation.
- The movement was partially completed manually, with the remainder to be done using machinery.
Points of divergence
- The tower was moved 360 tons, and the plan was to move it five meters manually, with 4,100 people expected to participate. — tg_varlamov_news
- The event took place in Aomori Prefecture, not Hiroshima. — vm
- Only about 1,000 people participated, and they moved the tower 1.9 meters. — tg_tass_agency
- The tower was moved 3.64 meters over five days, and the manual plan was not fulfilled. — fontanka
- The event was expected to continue until late August with 4,100 participants. — tg_varlamov_news
- Participants were selected by lottery. — tg_tass_agency
Coverage (4 sources)
- Japanese manually moved a 400-ton tower, but failed with the plan — Фонтанка
- In Japan, about 1800 people moved a 360-ton Hiroshima Castle tower more than two meters as part of its restoration,… — Varlamov News
- The Guardian: 1,8 thousand people manually moved an ancient castle in Japan — Вечерняя Москва
- About a thousand Japanese people manually dragged a castle weighing several hundred tons, reported Minami Nihon Shimbun newspaper. — ТАСС (Telegram)