Plans to restore Kumamoto Castle remain up in the air

Plans to restore Kumamoto Castle remain up in the air

The roof tiles and stonewalls of Kumamoto Castle have been badly damaged by a series of quakes in the southwestern Japanese city of Kumamoto, as seen in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 26, 2016. Specific plans to restore the castle remain up in the air, with experts estimating it would take at least 10 years for completion, as it requires adequate financial resources and highly specialized techniques to rebuild the Edo-era stonewalls. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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