Overview
- Authorities held a multi-agency exercise on Oct. 31 that rehearsed a nighttime fire scenario at Shuri Castle Park with 104 participants.
- The protective roof has been removed and the main hall’s exterior restoration is largely complete, while interior painting and decoration continue toward completion next autumn.
- For the first time in the prefecture, about 3,000 sengawara tiles for the main hall’s base and adjacent corridors are being produced in Yonabaru using locally sourced soils, with kiln firing expected this year.
- Okinawa Prefecture reports roughly ¥6.1 billion in donations through September, funding ornamental work for the main hall and training programs for traditional-architecture skills.
- With visitor numbers recovering, officials are introducing timed online tickets and a digital map to ease congestion and guide tourists to nearby traditional streets.