{"exhibit":{"title":"100 Views of New Tokyo","description":"
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Tokyo has been formed and reformed by circles of disasters.<\/p>\r\n
In 1923, one of the most devastating disasters, the Kanto Great Earthquake hit the greater Tokyo area and surrounding 7 prefectures in Kanto region. The earthquake and its resulting fire destroyed nearly 70% of all structures of Tokyo, and left huge physical, emotional and political damage to people who had been in the midst of the rapid social and economic development driven by the industrialization and modernization.<\/p>\r\n
However, such disaster does not always leave only unfavorable outcomes. While the earthquake imposed Tokyo citizens to reconstruct the city after the huge loss, it also brought the best opportunities for Tokyo to transform its identity from the old Edo to the new metropolitan city of Tokyo. <\/p>\r\n