This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will seize this opportunity to raise disaster awareness among the people of Tokyo by holding various events and creating contents throughout the year, mainly on September 1, the day the Great Kanto Earthquake occurred, in cooperation with the various bureaus within the government.
The Reconstruction and Urban Development Exhibition will be held under the theme of “Progress of Tokyo’s Reconstruction” to promote understanding of disaster-resistant urban development!
This exhibition will be held on the first floor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 2, and will include an overview of the Great Kanto Earthquake, recovery from the Great Kanto Earthquake, and current and future urban planning, with a focus on photographs from the time of the earthquake and after the recovery.
The exhibition is open to everyone, so please feel free to visit.

(1) Outline of the exhibition

1.Date and time

First exhibition

Monday, June 12, 2023 – Friday, June 16, 2023, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

2nd

Monday, July 10 – Friday, July 21, 2023, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays)
*Some of the exhibits will be changed for the second exhibition.

2.Location

Left side of the main entrance on the 1st floor of the Second Main Building of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government

3.Other

• The exhibition focuses on photographs, and is open to all visitors free of charge.
• There will also be quizzes and other contents for children, making the exhibition suitable for people of all ages.

(2) Exhibition Contents

1.Main Exhibits

*Photographs and panels will be displayed, and monitors will be used to show images and videos of the exhibition.

2.Example of exhibited photos

Kyobashi area (panoramic photo)

Before reconstruction

Source: Materials in the collection of Tokyo Metropolitan Reconstruction Memorial Hall

After reconstruction

Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Reconstruction Memorial Hall

Streetscape of Ginza (after reconstruction)

Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Reconstruction Memorial Hall

Moto-Kaga Park (Small Park for Reconstruction)

Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Reconstruction Memorial Hall

Shimbashi Station (Before reconstruction)

Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Reconstruction Memorial Hall

Colorization of black-and-white photograph

Hidenori Watanabe Laboratory, Graduate School of the University of Tokyo

For more information on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s efforts to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake, please visit the website.

For inquiries, please contact
Planning Division, Urban Development Department, Urban Development Bureau
Phone: 03-5320-5121
E-mail S0000392（at）section.metro.tokyo.jp
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