JAPANESE CASTLE RESTORATION SANS ELEVATORS RAISES IRE

2018-05-23

Restoring the 17th-century Nagoya Castle in central Japan without elevators has raised the ire of disability-rights activists, who call it a violation of human rights, Japan Today reports. Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura wants to rebuild the castle’s concrete main tower in 2022 using wood and following original 17th-century methods that did not include elevators. An archeologist pointed out there are many other features, such as a concrete foundation and electrical wiring, the original structure did not have. The city says it plans to introduce an elevator alternative using “new technologies” but did not elaborate.

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