Vigil in Kobe to mark 13th anniversary of Hanshin Earthquake

ITAMI, Japan - A woman and her two children light candles at Koyaike park in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 16 as part of memorial events to mark the 13th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, a magnitude 7.3 temblor which devastated the Kobe region on Jan. 17, 1995, killing 6,434 people, injuring 44,000 and flattening 105,000 houses

Sample
PDF Preview

Product Code
ILEA001125784

Registered date
2008/1/16 00:00:00

Credit
Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

Media source
2008 Kyodo News

Media size
1864 × 2003 pixel

Resolution
dpi

Deployment size
517.80(KB)*

Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos

[Breaking News] Illumination event in Kobe in memory of quake victims

KOBE, Japan Kyodo - The "Luminarie" illumination event opens on Jan. 19, 2024, in Kobe in memory of the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,000 people. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News] 29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan Kyodo - Lanterns are lit in a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, forming the word "tomoni" (together) and the figures one and seventeen, the date of the 1995 disaster in the western Japan port city and its vicinity that killed over 6,000 people. (Kyodo)

29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

ITAMI, Japan Kyodo - People offer silent prayers during a memorial event at a part in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2024, the eve of the 29th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which struck the western Japan city of Kobe and its vicinity claiming over 6,000 lives. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News] 29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

TAKARAZUKA, Japan Kyodo - The Japanese word for "life" is illuminated during a memorial event in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2024, the eve of 29th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which struck the city of Kobe and its vicinity in western Japan claiming over 6,000 lives. (Kyodo)

Kobe marks 27th anniversary of deadly quake

Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an overview of Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2022, the 27th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,000 people. The western Japan city of Kobe on Monday marked the 27th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that killed 6,434 people in the area. Local residents and victims' families observed a moment of silence at 5:46 a.m., the time the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck the port city in Hyogo Prefecture and neighboring areas on Jan. 17, 1995. In a predawn event at Higashi Yuenchi, a park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, people lit about 3,000 bamboo lanterns that were aligned to form "1.17," the date of the disaster.

Kobe marks 13th anniversary of devastating earthquake

KOBE, Japan - A woman lights bamboo lanterns during a memorial service held in Kobe on Jan. 17 to mark the 13th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. She lost her son in the disaster that took more than 6,400 lives.

Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - The date Jan. 17 formed by candle and window lights highlights a memorial service held in Kobe on Jan. 17 to mark the 13th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that took more than 6,400 lives.

Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - People offer their silent prayers for the victims during a memorial service held on a hill in northern Kobe at 5:46 a.m. on Jan. 17 to mark the 13th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that took more than 6,400 lives.

Events held to commemorate 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - A woman prays in front of a panel bearing the names of the victims during a memorial service held in Kobe on Jan. 17 to mark the 13th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that took more than 6,400 lives.

Kobe marks 13th anniversary of devastating earthquake

KOBE, Japan - A senior high school girl lights bamboo lanterns during a memorial service held in Kobe on Jan. 17 to mark the 13th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. She was three years old when she experienced the disaster that took more than 6,400 lives.