Rikugun Honjo Hifukusho

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Rikugun Honjo Hifukusho was a former Japanese Army clothing depot in Tokyo that became infamous as the site of a devastating firestorm and fire whirl during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese Army depot ⓘ
military facility ⓘ
associatedWith Great Kantō earthquake casualties ⓘ
Tokyo fire disasters ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
disasterType fire whirl ⓘ
firestorm ⓘ
urban fire ⓘ
eventDate 1923-09-01 ⓘ
eventOccurred Great Kantō earthquake ⓘ
function clothing depot ⓘ
historicalEra Taishō period ⓘ
linked to: Taisho era
languageOfName Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn Honjo ward, Tokyo ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ
locatedOnContinent Asia ⓘ
nameMeaning Army Honjo Clothing Depot ⓘ
notableFor devastating fire during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake ⓘ
fire whirl during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake ⓘ
firestorm during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake ⓘ
operatedBy Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
partOf Honjo district ⓘ
linked to: Minowa district
status former facility ⓘ
usedFor storage of military equipment ⓘ
storage of military uniforms ⓘ

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