{"id":141321,"date":"2021-06-29T17:20:04","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T08:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=141321&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-06-29T17:20:04","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T08:20:04","slug":"kumamoto-castle-main-keep-reopened","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kumamoto-castle-main-keep-reopened\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumamoto Castle Main Keep Reopened"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reconstruction of the main tower of Kumamoto Castle was completed, and public visitors were able to lookout from the keep for the first time in five years. The castle was severely damaged when a huge earthquake hit the region in 2016. The restoration took place between Feb. 2017 ~ Apr., 2021 to implement earthquake-resistant structures to the tower. Records of reconstruction up to now are exhibited in the visitor\u2019s section, while restoration continues in other parts of the castle until 2037. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/lnews\/kumamoto\/20210628\/5000012649.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/national\/20210628-OYT1T50113\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yomiuri<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-141322\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E48qcPHX0AAbMlW.jpeg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E48qcPHX0AAbMlW.jpeg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E48qcPHX0AAbMlW.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E48qcPHX0AAbMlW.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E48qcPHX0AAbMlW.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kumamotocity_\/status\/1409393190323462148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kumamoto City official Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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