Kirk here with an article I found to be interesting. It explains how high tech, like image processing, is being used to help sort the fallen stones so that they can be reassembled as they were before the quakes. It also explains that, though technology can help with some jobs, much of the work must be done by hand, just as it was done some 400 years ago. For that reason, estimates of how long it will take to finish all of the work have been extended:
— start quote — Kumamoto city estimated the castle’s renovation expenditure at 63.4 billion yen ($482 million) shortly after the 2016 disaster. The forecast reconstruction period has already been extended and the work is expected to continue for the next three decades. — end quote —
