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Great Kanto Earthquake Memorial Museum

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This museum commemorates the Great Kanto Earthquake and Tokyo air raids, offering a free, poignant look at history.

Great Kanto Earthquake Memorial Museum
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What it is

  • Commemorates the Great Kanto Earthquake.
  • Opened on August 18, 1931.
  • Also preserves materials from the Tokyo air raids.
  • Managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

What to see

  • Many relics and materials from the earthquake.
  • Two-story reinforced concrete building.
  • Building designed by Chuta Ito and Riki Sano.
  • Selected as a historical building by Tokyo in 1999.

Getting there

  • 6-minute walk from Ryogoku Station.
  • Toei Oedo Line to Ryogoku Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

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