In Photos: Restored Kumamoto Castle unveiled to media

Kumamoto Castle's two keeps are seen in Kumamoto's Chuo Ward on April 6, 2021, after the completion of interior restoration work, during a media preview ahead of a public unveiling on April 26. (Mainichi/Yuki Kurisu)

A model of Kumamoto Castle's two keeps is seen in the main keep, in Kumamoto's Chuo Ward on April 6, 2021. Some walls and roof sections have been left off so that visitors can see the structure inside. (Mainichi/Yuki Kurisu)

A model of Kumamoto Castle's two keeps is seen in the main keep, in Kumamoto's Chuo Ward on April 6, 2021. Some walls and roof sections have been left off so that visitors can see the structure inside. (Mainichi/Yuki Kurisu)

This photo shows the observation platform on the sixth floor of Kumamoto Castle's main keep, in Kumamoto's Chuo Ward on April 6, 2021. (Mainichi/Yuki Kurisu)

This photo shows the southward view from the observation platform on the sixth floor of Kumamoto Castle's main keep, in Kumamoto's Chuo Ward on April 6, 2021. The Kumamoto Municipal Government building is seen in the back left. (Mainichi/Yuki Kurisu)

Downtown Kumamoto is seen from the observation platform on the sixth floor of Kumamoto Castle's main keep, in Kumamoto's Chuo Ward on April 6, 2021. (Mainichi/Yuki Kurisu)

A panel on the wall explains the history of Kumamoto Castle, in Kumamoto's Chuo Ward, on April 6, 2021. (Mainichi/Yuki Kurisu)

A section for projection mapping introduces the evolution of the area around Kumamoto Castle, in Kumamoto's Chuo Ward, on April 6, 2021. (Mainichi/Yuki Kurisu)

This photo shows a model of Kumamoto Castle's two keeps, which visually impaired people can touch to feel the shapes of the structures, in Kumamoto's Chuo Ward on April 6, 2021. (Mainichi/Yuki Kurisu)

Kumamoto Castle's keeps are seen in Kumamoto's Chuo Ward on April 6, 2021, after interior restoration work was completed, during a media preview ahead of a public unveiling on April 26. (Mainichi/Yuki Kurisu)

Kumamoto's small castle keep is seen to the north from the observation platform on the sixth floor of the main keep, in Kumamoto's Chuo Ward on April 6, 2021. (Mainichi/Yuki Kuris)