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The 600-year-old Shuri Castle burns down as a World Heritage Site.

By October 31, 2019 No Comments

A fire broke out at Shuri Castle. Which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Okinawa province Naha city firefighter Received a call to report the fire at the castle at approximately 2:40 am Japan time Which, after the fire for 2 hours, the upper part of the crater, Siden, collapsed And almost all the buildings burnt down. In addition, Hokuden's north tower was damaged by this fire. And to date no injuries have been reported.

This castle was built about 600 years ago by the Ryukyu Dynasty as a national treasure of Japan in 1933, which had been burned during World War II. And was restored in 1992, later being registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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