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Japan enlists 1,800 people to drag a 360-tonne castle keep using ropes and rollers
Japan enlisted 1,800 people to use ropes and rollers to move a 360-tonne castle keep 2 meters closer to its original position as part of Hirosaki Castle's renovation project in Aomori prefecture. The technique employed, known as hikiya, was accompanied by the chant "so-re, so-re" during the effort.
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