首里城の復元工事開始　瓦を移動、足場準備―内閣府など

　内閣府は１０日、昨年１０月の火災で焼失した首里城（那覇市）の復元工事を開始し、報道陣に公開した。初日は足場を組み立てたり、破損した瓦を集めて移動したりして、建物の解体と再建に向けた準備を進めた。
　着手したのは全焼した北殿と、一部が焼けた奉神門。国や沖縄県は、復旧工事を進めながら可能な限り一般客も見学できるようにする方針で、大型連休には焼失した正殿跡地の地下にある世界遺産の遺構を再公開する予定。視察に訪れた玉城デニー知事は「次第に建ち上がっていく首里城の様子を見ていただきたい」と述べた。（2020/02/10-17:53）

Work to rebuild Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, started Monday, after a fire burned down the UNESCO World Heritage site in October.
   On the first day of reconstruction work, open to media, workers moved forward with preparations for demolishing and rebuilding the castle by putting up scaffolding and gathering and moving damaged roof tiles.
   Construction work started for the castle's Hokuden hall, which was completely destroyed by the fire, and the Hoshinmon gate, which survived the fire with partial damage.
   The Japanese and Okinawa prefectural governments plan to make the castle available for viewing by visitors to the maximum extent they can while moving forward with reconstruction work.
   They plan to reopen the World Heritage site relics located under the Seiden main hall, which was burned down by the fire, during a long holiday period in late April and early May.