Repair work under way at Kumamoto Castle

Repair work under way at Kumamoto Castle

One of the two iconic "Shachihoko" mythical half-fish creature statues is being put back on the roof of Kumamoto Castle, severely damaged by the 2016 earthquake in the southwestern Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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