THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 3, 2019 at 16:30 JST
Shuri-jo castle's Seiden main hall, which was restored in 1992, filmed in July 2019 (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Work to rebuild Okinawa Prefecture's treasured Shuri-jo castle, including its Seiden main hall, will be based on designs used to reconstruct it after it was destroyed in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. [Read More]
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