Kirk with a link to and summary about a report on RKK’s evening news that I found to be interesting. It’s about the rebuilding and relocation of the Janes Residence, which was flattened in the 2016 quakes. The historical building was the home of Leroy Lansing Janes who came to Kumamoto to teach various subjects in English in the Meiji period. The historic residence was first located in Suidocho, then moved to an area behind Suizenji Jojuen (the park) until it collapsed. Its new home will be another location near the park (see the X on the map).
The home is being built the old-fashioned way – by hand. The walls will be mud that is spread over a bamboo scaffolding (see photo). This kind of work is very labor intensive, which makes the process of rebuilding expensive. The price tag is about 500,000,000 yen (almost 5 million US dollars).
Click on the link to see the TV segment. The video explains how materials from the original building are being combined with news materials.