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Fire drill at Okinawa's Shuri Castle

A fire drill is held at Shuri Castle under reconstruction in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa in the early morning of Oct. 31, 2025, exactly six years after the 2019 predawn fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo taken from a drone on Oct. 25, 2025, shows the main hall (C) of Shuri Castle under reconstruction in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa, six years after predawn fire on Oct. 31, 2019, that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Fire drill at Okinawa's Shuri Castle

A fire drill is held at Shuri Castle under reconstruction in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa in the early morning of Oct. 31, 2025, exactly six years after the 2019 predawn fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Fire drill at Okinawa's Shuri Castle

A fire drill is held at Shuri Castle under reconstruction in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa in the early morning of Oct. 31, 2025, exactly six years after the 2019 predawn fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Shuri Castle exterior reconstruction completed

Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2025, shows the main hall of Shuri Castle in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa. It was unveiled to the media the same day following removal of a temporary cover as reconstruction of its exterior was completed six years after fire gutted the World Heritage-listed castle on Oct. 31, 2019.

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Shuri Castle exterior reconstruction completed

Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2025, shows the main hall of Shuri Castle in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa. It was unveiled to the media the same day following removal of a temporary cover as reconstruction of its exterior was completed six years after fire gutted the World Heritage-listed castle on Oct. 31, 2019.

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Shuri Castle exterior reconstruction completed

Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2025, shows the main hall of Shuri Castle in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa. It was unveiled to the media the same day following removal of a temporary cover as reconstruction of its exterior was completed six years after fire gutted the World Heritage-listed castle on Oct. 31, 2019.

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Shuri Castle exterior reconstruction completed

Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2025, shows the main hall of Shuri Castle in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa. It was unveiled to the media the same day following removal of a temporary cover as reconstruction of its exterior was completed six years after fire gutted the World Heritage-listed castle on Oct. 31, 2019.

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Fire drill at Okinawa's Shuri Castle

A fire drill is held at Shuri Castle, a symbol of the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa now under reconstruction, in Naha in the early morning of Oct. 31, 2024, exactly five years after the 2019 predawn fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Fire drill at Okinawa's Shuri Castle

Firefighters take part in a fire drill inside a temporary building covering the main hall of Shuri Castle, a symbol of the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa now under reconstruction, in Naha on Oct. 31, 2024, exactly five years after the 2019 fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Fire drill at Okinawa's Shuri Castle

A fire drill is held at Shuri Castle, a symbol of the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa now under reconstruction, in Naha on Oct. 31, 2024, exactly five years after the 2019 fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo taken on Nov. 3, 2022, in Okinawa's capital Naha shows a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons ahead of a ceremony later in the day to reconstruct Shuri Castle. The log will be used as a beam for the main building of the castle, of which six buildings were burned down in the Oct. 31, 2019, fire.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo taken on Nov. 3, 2022, in Okinawa's capital Naha shows a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons ahead of a ceremony later in the day to reconstruct Shuri Castle. The log will be used as a beam for the main building of the castle, of which six buildings were burned down in the Oct. 31, 2019, fire.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo taken on Nov. 3, 2022, in Okinawa's capital Naha shows a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons ahead of a ceremony later in the day to reconstruct Shuri Castle. The log will be used as a beam for the main building of the castle, of which six buildings were burned down in the Oct. 31, 2019, fire.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo taken on Nov. 3, 2022, in Okinawa's capital Naha shows a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons at a ceremony to reconstruct Shuri Castle. The log will be used as a beam for the main building of the castle, of which six buildings were burned down in the Oct. 31, 2019, fire.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo taken in the northern Okinawa village of Kunigami on Oct. 29, 2022, shows a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons being transported to the capital Naha to be used as a beam for the main building of Shuri Castle. It is now under reconstruction after the Oct. 31, 2019, fire that completely destroyed its six buildings.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo taken in the northern Okinawa village of Kunigami on Oct. 29, 2022, shows a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons being transported to the capital Naha to be used as a beam for the main building of Shuri Castle. It is now under reconstruction after the Oct. 31, 2019, fire that completely destroyed its six buildings.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

A ceremony is held in the northern Okinawa village of Kunigami on Oct. 29, 2022, before a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons is transported to the capital Naha to be used as a beam for the main building of Shuri Castle. It is now under reconstruction after the Oct. 31, 2019, fire that completely destroyed its six buildings.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

A ceremony is held in the northern Okinawa village of Kunigami on Oct. 29, 2022, before a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons is transported to the capital Naha to be used as a beam for the main building of Shuri Castle. It is now under reconstruction after the Oct. 31, 2019, fire that completely destroyed its six buildings.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

A ceremony is held in the northern Okinawa village of Kunigami on Oct. 29, 2022, before a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons is transported to the capital Naha to be used as a beam for the main building of Shuri Castle. It is now under reconstruction after the Oct. 31, 2019, fire that completely destroyed its six buildings.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

A ceremony is held in the northern Okinawa village of Kunigami on Oct. 29, 2022, before a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons is transported to the capital Naha to be used as a beam for the main building of Shuri Castle. It is now under reconstruction after the Oct. 31, 2019, fire that completely destroyed its six buildings.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

A ceremony is held in the northern Okinawa village of Kunigami on Oct. 29, 2022, before a 9-meter log weighing 4 tons is transported to the capital Naha to be used as a beam for the main building of Shuri Castle. It is now under reconstruction after the Oct. 31, 2019, fire that completely destroyed its six buildings.