Great Nobi Earthquake (Kasamatsu Village)

Great Nobi Earthquake (Kasamatsu Village)

Kasamatsu village is the present Kasamatsu-cho of Hashima-gun of Gifu prefecture. There was great disaster here, and the newspaper coverage reports the gravity of the disaster. According to the Jiji dated November 6, there were 555 totally destroyed houses, 29 half destroyed houses, 205 deaths, 382 wounded and 547 fires.==Date:unknown, Place:Gifu, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number39‐12‐0]

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  • 1900/12/31 00:19:00
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