All the reconstruction work at Aso Shrine was completed in December last year. The shrine's Romon style gate, considered one of Japan's finest, collapsed in the quake. Tourism has rebounded ...

This time we introduce "Aso Jinja: A Shinto Shrine Rises from the Rubble," which presents the recovery project of Aso Jinja, a Shinto shrine destroyed in the Kumamoto earthquake in 2016.

ASO, Kumamoto Prefecture--The Romon gate of the Asojinja shrine here was unveiled in late June, restored to its former magnificence after being damaged in the Kumamoto earthquake in April 2016.