Archived videos of online seminar “Past Present Future of Kumamoto Castle”

Special Historical Relic Kumamoto Castle received massive damage from the Kumamoto Earthquake which struck throughout Kumamoto in April 2016.
Restoration will take place over 20 years employing a variety of expertise and technologies.
On the occasion of the opening the Tenshukaku to public viewing following the opening of Kumamoto Castle Reconstruction Observation Path, an online seminar was held to expand understanding of its history and the expertise and technologies used in the reconstruction.
Access all archived videos of the Seminar from
NIHON SEKKEI official YouTube Channel.

Past Present Future of Kumamoto Castle

First Section

Video of Panelist Interview
The Shape of the Restoration of Kumamoto Castle

Second Section
[Panel Discussion]

Kumamoto Castle from now on and the Future of Kumamoto

Facilitator :
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Professor, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology , Kumamoto University

Panelist :
Tatsuo Amita
Director, Kumamoto Castle General Office, Kumamoto City
Tadashi Kiyosawa
Architectural Design & Engineering Division,
General Manager, Architectural Design Quality Control Department,
Obayashi Corporation

Motoharu Tuchiyama
Previous Project Director, Kumamoto Castle Project Office,
Obayashi Corporation

Hiroyuki Kameda
Senior Project Architect,
Project Management/Construction Management,
NIHON SEKKEI, INC.

Yuzuru Tsukagawa
Senior Project Architect, Architecture,
Kyushu Branch, NIHON SEKKEI, INC.

Organized by: Nihon Sekkei
Co-sponsored by: Obayashi Corporation, Hazama Ando Corporation
Supported by: Kumamoto City

Event brochure available for download: (link)
(Japanese only)