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Nobutoku Yamaguchi, who worked as a temple carpenter in the reconstruction of the West Pagoda of Yakushiji Temple in Nara, spoke to students from the local Numazu Municipal Toda Junior High School about the reconstruction of the West Pagoda, including a demonstration of using a spear plane. May 16, 2016, Numazu Municipal Toda Junior High School * Nobutoku Yamaguchi, 4th generation master carpenter at Daibu Construction Company At the age of 22, he worked on the reconstruction of the West Pagoda of Yakushiji Temple for two years and two months from 1977. He is aiming to use his skills as a carpenter and temple carpenter to restore the Heda-go, Japan's first modern Western-style sailing ship.