SNAPSHOT: Castle tower to be moved for stone wall renovation

SNAPSHOT: Castle tower to be moved for stone wall renovation

Photo taken July 22, 2015, shows the Hirosaki Castle tower (L) in the northeastern Japan city of Hirosaki. The municipal government is preparing to move the tower around 70 meters to a platform (L) without demolishing it in order to renovate its stone wall bedding. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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