Yokohama's Memory 2 Great Kanto Earthquake and Reconstruction

Yokohama's Memory 2 [Great Kanto Earthquake and Reconstruction]

In Vol.2 [Great Kanto Earthquake and Reconstruction], following Vol.1, the image materials talk about the damage caused by the Great Kanto Earthquake on September 1, 1923 (Taisho 12), and the image of Yokohama's revival in the early Showa period. The image materials describe the damage caused byHon-cho Dori Avenue, Yoshidabashi Bridge, Noge Iseyama, and Kaigan Dori.

• "Hon-cho Dori Avenue,"
• "Yoshidabashi Bridge,"
• "Noge Iseyama"
• "Kaigan Dori,"

The Great Kanto Earthquake, magnitude 7.9 and the epicenter northwestern part of Sagami Bay, caused catastrophic damage to Yokohama.

The Yokohama City Library, which was the predecessor of Municipal Central Library, suffered a great deal of damage due to the earthquake, but we have received various kinds of assistance, including books from various places.

Regarding the Great Kanto Earthquake, you can read the painful experiences of the disaster, such as records published by the government, memories of citizens, and retrospectives by foreigners. Not only words, but also images that tell the story of the disaster more realistically are transmitted today.

The reconstruction efforts of Yokohama, which began as part of the Imperial Capital Reconstruction Project, was completed in 1929 (Showa 4), and on April 23, we welcomed Emperor Showa to inspect the status of reconstruction in Nogeyama Park. Prior to this, Yokohama City expanded its third city area on April 1, 1927 (Showa 2) to create 500,000 cities, "Large Yokohama" and implemented the ward system on October 1, 1927. The five wards of Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Naka, Hodogaya and Isoko. Furthermore, from March 25 to May 24, 1935, the "Reconstruction Memorial Yokohama Expo" was held in Yamashita Park. This is to commemorate the completion of the reconstruction project and to develop cities and industries.

Publications are also referred to as mirrors that reflect the times, but as Yokohama begins to take a powerful step again, and both the private sector and the government will resume active publication activities. For example, you can see the spread of popular culture in magazines and the expansion of the city area on a map, and the government publishes P.R. books in English, not only Japanese but also English.

Hon-cho Dori Avenue

Photograph	Photograph
[Hon-cho Dori Avenue] (Received from [Yokohama Taisho University Earthquake Photo Book]) 　 To enlargement view (46KB)	[Reconstruction of Hon-cho Dori Avenue and Tram] (Received from "Reconstruction Memorial Photo Book") 　 To enlargement view (62KB)

Yoshidabashi Bridge

Picture postcard	Photograph
[The misery of Basyamichi Street as seen from Yoshidabashi Bridge] 　 To enlargement view (32KB)	[Reconstruction of Kannai seen from Yoshidabashi Bridge] (Received from "Reconstruction Memorial Photo Book") 　 To enlargement view (60KB)

Noge Iseyama

Illustration	Picture postcard
[Nogezaka] ("Sept. 1, 1923 From the Great East Japan Earthquake Memorial Photography Book) 　 To enlargement view (48KB)	[(Yokohama) Nogecho Street （After Great E(a)rthquake） Nogeyama,Yokohama】 　 To enlargement view (33KB)

Kaigan Dori

Photograph	Picture postcard
[Resident of the Great Sketch Fire] (September 1, 1923) Yokohama Kanagawa Prefectural Office Customs (Received from [Yokohama Taisho University Earthquake Photo Book]) 　 To enlarged view (64KB)	[Reconstruction Cell Kaigan Street Lito Yamashita Park] 　 To enlargement view (24KB)