Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923

The Reynolds family, traveling aboard the steamship “Taiyo Maru,” survive a tsunami and arrive on the scene of the 1923 Kanto earthquake disaster. This project, done in collaboration with students of Modern Japanese History, features photographs and ephemera, documents the destruction to Yokohama, and serves as a unique travelogue.

Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 is a project of the History Department.

Contributors to this project include Kerry Smith (Faculty lead)