Artist: Unknown
Title: Great Kanto Earthquake - Harajuku on That Night
Date: 1926.
Details & Prices: Unknown: Great Kanto Earthquake - Harajuku on That Night - Artelino
Source:
artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:
From the series, "Taisho Shinsai Gashu" (Pictures of Taisho Earthquake). "Sono Yo no Harajuku." (Harajuku on That Night). "Great Kanto Earthquake" September 1st in 1923, the massive earthquake jolted Kanto area. The collapsing building and the inferno followed the earthquake killed 140,000 people. It devastated Tokyo and the surrounding area. This one depicted the refugee camp established in Harajuku area, which did not receive much of the damages.