Statue & Monument · Ryogoku / Yokoami

Tokyo Memorial Hall (Tokyo Irei-do) 東京都慰霊堂

Ito Chuta's 1930 memorial hall in Yokoamicho Park, with a pagoda-style tower, honouring victims of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake and the 1945 air raids; a free reconstruction museum stands beside it.

About

On 1 September 1923, some 38,000 people who had fled the Great Kanto Earthquake to an open lot here, the former army clothing depot, died when a firestorm swept through. The memorial hall, designed by Ito Chuta and completed in 1930, combines Buddhist temple and pagoda forms in reinforced concrete and houses the remains of tens of thousands of earthquake victims. After World War II the remains of victims of the 1945 Tokyo air raids were added, and the hall was renamed the Tokyo Memorial Hall. Inside, large paintings depict the disaster. Next door, the free Reconstruction Memorial Museum displays melted objects, photos and records of the earthquake and the city's rebuilding, and the park is filled with Ito Chuta's whimsical creature carvings. Memorial services are held on 1 September and 10 March.

Highlights

• Ito Chuta's pagoda-topped memorial hall (1930)
• Memorial to victims of the 1923 earthquake and 1945 air raids
• Free Reconstruction Memorial Museum next door
• Melted and fused objects recovered from the fires
• Quiet park a few minutes from Ryogoku's sumo district

Tips

• Entry is free; the museum is closed on Mondays.
• Visiting on 1 September or 10 March means memorial services and crowds; other days are very quiet.
• Pair with the Kyu-Yasuda Garden and Ryogoku Kokugikan, both within 5 to 10 minutes.

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Nearby

• Great Kanto Earthquake Memorial MuseumMuseum · 100 m away
• Yokoamicho ParkLocal Secret · 100 m away
• Japanese Sword MuseumMuseum · 210 m away
• Kyu-Yasuda GardenGarden · 240 m away
• Edo-Tokyo MuseumMuseum · 260 m away
• Sumo MuseumMuseum · 320 m away
• Skytree from Kuramae-bashiPhoto Spot · 340 m away
• Ryogoku KokugikanSports & Sumo · 360 m away