Toyooka Fukkokenchikugun

Ekimae Dori Street

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It is a townscape created by the latest city plan at that time after the 1925 Great Kitadan Earthquake. Now there are many retro reconstruction buildings left.

Many retro buildings

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I think it is rare that such retro buildings are lined up. Reconstruction architecture in Tokyo refers to architecture after the Great Kanto Earthquake, but in Toyooka refers to the Great Kitatan Earthquake that occurred on May 23, 1925. Many buildings collapsed and were destroyed by fire, and after that, the reconstruction of the buildings remains. ＪＲ When you leave Toyooka Station and walk along the station street (Okai-dori), you will encounter a scene where many retro buildings are lined up. European-style buildings and signboard buildings ...