Viral Portal News: castle’s

Japan’s 400-year-old Kumamoto castle’s wall damaged by 7.3 magnitude earthquake

Unknown 6:58 PM 400yearold , castle’s , Damaged , Earthquake , Japan’s , Kumamoto , magnitude , Wall

<div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-top" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div><br/><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The tremor that hit the southern Japanese island of Kyushu damaged the 400-year-old Kumamoto castle</strong></li><br/><li style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake on Saturday left 18 people dead, injuring more than 1,500</strong></li><br/><li style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The powerful earthquake came barely a day after weaker tremors were felt in the same region, killing nine people</strong></li><br/></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">KUMAMOTO, Japan – The deadly 7.3 magnitude earthquake that hit the southern Japanese island of Kyushu didn’t only damage modern infrastructure but also breached the walls of a samurai-era castle.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">Daisuke Kikuchi mentioned in his article for the <a href="http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/04/15/national/kumamoto-residents-assess-damage-of-kyushus-strongest-quake/#.VxKhnTB97IU"><em>Japan Times</em></a> published on April 15 that the fortification in the city of Kumamoto has stood as one of Kyushu’s icons from the time it was built in 1607 by Kiyomasa Kato.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">Kato, a veteran military campaigner, and feudal lord took part in the reunification of Japan which had been ravaged by a century of war that time.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">Photos and video clips that has circulated in Japanese media on Saturday showed a large section of the castle’s stone wall hat has been damaged and collapsed in a dusty heap.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">The powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake on Saturday left 18 people dead and injured more than 1,500 while many were still trapped in collapsed buildings.</p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-middle"><br/><br/></div><br/></div><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">An article by <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-16/japan-quakes-walls-of-400-year-old-kumamoto-castle-breached/7332426"><em>ABC News</em></a> published on April 15 said that the temblor came barely a day after weaker tremors were felt in the same region, killing nine people.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">The castle was still intact, and so far withstood the series of earthquakes from the time a concrete reconstruction was built in 1960. However, many of the stone walls are originals from the 17th century.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">In 1877, during the Satsuma Rebellion, the castle survived an artillery fire when it came under siege from a rebel samurai army. Much of the castle structure later burned down during the conflict, although the walls managed to stand firm.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">The castle’s administrative office has closed it to the public.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;"><em>“Please do not go close to the stone walls as aftershocks continue,”</em> the office said on its <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kumamoto-Castle/102916003082988?fref=ts"><em>Facebook page</em></a>.</p><br/><p><a href="http://kickerdaily.com/japans-400-year-old-castles-wall-damaged-by-7-3-magnitude-earthquake/" rel="nofollow">Kicker Daily News</a></p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-bottom" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div>

The tremor that hit the southern Japanese island of Kyushu damaged the 400-year-old Kumamoto castle The powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake on...