The restoration romon gate of Aso Shrine

In the afternoon, we went to Aso Jinja (阿蘇神社), a Shinto shrine in Aso, Kumamoto. You probably know that the shrine's romon (tower gate) and the haiden (worshipping hall) both completely collapsed in the Kumamoto earthquakes seven years ago. When we visited in November 2021, the hall had been restored, but the gate was still under rebuilt😢 

But there is a good news for us; Romon (楼門), which is the last remaining one, will be completed in December😀

How long does it take to reconstruct after the mainshock? According to website (in Japanese), the reconstruction work started in August 2019. The total work is done in March, and began at the end of the same month to dismantle the bare roof that covered the tower gate. The shrine held a tour for the public before demolition begins. 

Aso Jinja's haiden⛩ It is said that we'll be able to see the shrine through the gate next new year's day😇 I believe that only then will we be able to truly feel that we have recovered from the earthquake😌

Visiting Kumamoto Earthquake Museum

 Yesterday we had decided to take a drive to the Kumamoto Earthquake Museum (熊本地震震災ミュージアムKIOKU Kumamoto Jishin Shinsai Myujiamu Kioku) in Minamiaso, Kumamoto. The museum is built on the former Tokai University Aso campus which was damaged by the earthquakes seven years ago, and was open on July 15.    

The entrance of museum. I have to pay the 500 yen entrance fee💰 here. Then I got entry pass for visitors🎟

A car🚙 washed away by the mud during the mainshock on April 16, 2016😨

The collapsed (old) Aso Bridge signboard and the clock in the university campus gymnasium stopped at time of happening😭  

After that I went to the old university campus building damage by earthquake😧

 

When I looked inside, the stairs fall down and looks like they're going to collapse..😟 

The image is downloading from Taka0126-log's blog on Goo.

The statue of Nico Robin, the character of one piece anime. 

Faults that have appeared on the surface😑

The student hall was completely breakdown; there is no building now⁉

When I turn around, I can see the Aso mountains🌄 beyond the museum😁