After repairs to Hirosaki Castle in Aomori prefecture, officials employed a technique known as hikiya to move the structure more than two metres ...

Hirosaki Castle in Japan is being moved back to its original spot using a traditional technique called “hikiya,”and there were thousands of people who volunteered for the chance to practice it.

Japan has enlisted 1800 people to heave and pull the 360-tonne keep of a historic castle back to its original location.

The Hirosaki Castle is one of the many breathtaking landmarks in Forza Horizon 6, and also a location in the real world. Designed after the original Hirosaki Castle in Aomori, Japan, the version in ...

Near the end of August, thousands of people got together in Hirosaki City in Northern Japan. Their goal? To move an incredibly heavy, three-story castle tower – by pulling on it with ropes.

While finding the Hokubu Treasure Hunt is undoubtedly the harder of the exploration challenges this week in Forza Horizon 6, locating Hirosaki Castle isn't easy either. It doesn't help that the cold ...

360-Ton Hirosaki Castle Keep Moved by 1,800 Participants Over 1,800 participants used ropes to relocate 360-ton keep 2.2 meters, mirroring 2015s earthquake repair method ...

Although I have covered Japan over 100 times in 22 years, I have only once seen the spring colors and scenery at their peak with cherry blossoms in full bloom. That was here in Hirosaki, Aomori ...

HIROSAKI, Aomori Prefecture--Hirosaki Castle can now fit in the palm of your hand, thanks to a local advertising designer and a Brazilian man. Hiroyuki Akaishi, 57, created a paper model of the famous ...