Nagoya castle restoration without an elevator

Nagoya city is planning to complete restoring work of Nagoya castle in 2020 and will not put an elevator in it. Handicapped people are objected to this decision declaring that it isn't the only issue of Nagoya city but must be a universal problem.

On 19th, about 600 people from Aichi prefecture and other prefectures gathered to organize a protest. They surrounded the city government office building joining their hands so that to appeal they will never accept any discrimination nor abuse of human rights.

The protest started at the center of the city at first, then they marched towards city government office building. They cried out, "We will keep fighting until an elevator will be put."

The city mayor wants to make his restoration project very original and innovative one. There are abundant of materials remained such as pictures and drawings of construction used when it was constructed in the Middle Ages. So Nagoya city's officials decided to reproduce the Nagoya castle exact same as its original figure. Actually, there are some people those who hope that to be reproduced precisely in the meaning of historical value. But the handicapped people said, "Human Rights are more important than historical reality."

The city mayor proposed some substitutional ideas to opposing party, for example using drone or robot to lift up handicapped people or putting video display of the view from the top of the castle so that they can enjoy the landscape without going on top of the castle. However, the handicapped people are not satisfied and considering that the city mayor is using this promise of installing new technology as a show, but brushed off the issue.

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