Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage

Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage

東京大空襲・戦災資料センター
Location in Tokyo
Established	2002
Location	Kitasuna 1-5-4, Koto, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates	35°40′54″N 139°49′20″E / 35.6817°N 139.8223°ECoordinates: 35°40′54″N 139°49′20″E / 35.6817°N 139.8223°E
Type	History museum
Director	Katsumoto Saotome
Public transit access	Sumiyoshi Station
Website	tokyo-sensai.net/english_page

The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage (東京大空襲・戦災資料センター Tōkyō Daikūshū Sensai Shiryō Sentā) is a museum in Tokyo, Japan that presents information and artifacts related to the bombing of Tokyo during World War II. The museum opened in 2002 and was renovated in 2005, the 60th anniversary of the bombings.^[1] In 2012, the Center presented an exhibition of 700 previously unseen photos from the bombing.^[2][3]

References

1. Joseph Coleman (March 9, 2005). "1945 Tokyo firebombing left legacy of terror, pain". Seattle Times. Associated Press. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
2. Kirk Spitzer (March 27, 2012). "A Forgotten Horror: The Great Tokyo Air Raid". Time. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
3. Ariyoshi Yuka (February 17, 2012). "Center to show photos of U.S. air raids from World War II". Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved January 23, 2014.

Further reading

• Toshio Suzuki (May 16, 2013). "Center preserves wartime memory of the Great Tokyo Air Raid". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
• Yamabe Masahiko (January 17, 2011). "Thinking Now about the Great Tokyo Air Raid". The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
• "Tokyo air raid center marks 10th anniversary". Japan Press Weekly. February 28, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
• Masahiko Yamabe. "The Center of the Tokyo Raid and War Damages (Japan)". Hiroshima Peace Media Center. Retrieved January 23, 2014.

External links

• Official site (English version)
• Interview with Tokyo bombing survivor about the museum, from Stars and Stripes