■Chuo-ku History Shoyo <8> Great Kanto Earthquake 1996-Oath to Disaster Prevention-
1996 years after the Great Kanto Earthquake that struck on September 1, 1923 (1923). The unprecedented major earthquake and the great fire caused devastating damage.
This trace is "The body of the car was burned down and only the chassis remained. This car has an old history of the first vehicle number, and it was used at Meijiya Shoten in Ginza until just before the earthquake."
It is exhibited in the outdoor gallery of the Tokyo Metropolitan Yokoamicho Park Reconstruction Memorial Hall (Sumida-ku), and tells a vivid story of the disaster at that time.
[Shinohashi] "Earthquake Evacuation Monument"
Shinohashi was replaced from a wooden bridge to a steel truss bridge in 1912 (1912). During the Great East Japan Earthquake of 1923, while many bridges on the Sumida River were burned down, there was no major damage, saving the lives of many people who evacuated to Hashigami.
In Hashizume on the Chuo-ku side of Shinohashi, the "Earthquake Evacuation Monument" (upper photo right) and the "Chuo-ku Explanation Board" (center) "Human Helping Bridge" (left) ) Tells the history now. The current bridge was replaced in 1977 (1977).
[Sukiyabashi Park] "Bronze sculpture 'Lightdai' by Seibo Kitamura"
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It was installed as a memorial tower on September 1, 1933, the tenth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 1923. The stone pedestal is engraved with the slogan "Preparation for unexpected earthquakes."
This sculpture was produced by Seibo Kitamura when he was 47 years old, and was exhibited at the Imperial Art Academy Exhibition in 1931 entitled "Lighthouse". It is located near Sukiyabashi police box.
[Kayaba-cho Shin Kameshima Bridge] "Monument for victims of the Great Earthquake"
The left side of the photo above is the war monument, and the tall one on the right is the earthquake memorial monument. On the back of the stone monument, you can see the word "1924" one year after the Great East Japan Earthquake. I can't read it clearly, but it seems to be built by local residents. It is located on the south side of Nishizume, Shin-Kameshima Bridge over the Kamejima River.
[Chiyoda Park] "Emperor Showa Rinko Monument"
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It took more than six and a half years to recover from the Great East Japan Earthquake. On March 24, 1930 (1930), Emperor Showa visited Chiyoda Hirone Elementary School (now ‣ Nihonbashi Junior High School) to visit the reconstructed capital Tokyo.
The photo on the right shows Chiyoda Elementary School (Kyobashi Library) during the tour of the Emperor.
On this day, His Majesty the Emperor takes a break at the Goza place on the third floor, meets with those who have contributed to reconstruction, and stays for one hour and 25 minutes. To commemorate this, a monument was built in March 1933 (1933). The current location is in Chiyoda Park, 1-10 Higashi Nihonbashi. (@AM)