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A massive earthquake struck Japan in 1923, causing a fire tornado that incinerated 38,000 people in 15 minutes and was so hot, people's feet were melted to the ground and they could not run away.

In the aftermath of the Great Japan Earthquake of 1923, when fire broke out around the city of Tokyo, 44,000 people went to the river to escape the flames, only to be closed in by the flames on all sides. Almost all were then, in a single moment, incinerated by a 300ft tall fire tornado

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1. The greatest loss of life during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake was not collapsing buildings or floods, but a massive fire tornado that killed over 38,000 in fifteen minutes

2. At noon on September 1, 1923, a massive earthquake hit Tokyo. Major fires popped up across the city, because people were cooking lunch over fires when the quake hit. Over 100,000 people died.

3. Major earthquakes have hit Tokyo in 1703, 1782, 1812, 1855, 1923, and 2011. The earthquake in 1923 killed approximately 142,000 people in Tokyo.

4. In 1923 more than 143,000 people in Japan were killed from the Great Kanto Earthquake.

5. In 1923 in Japan, the Great Kantō earthquake killed over 105,000 people, and being seen as a divine punishment resulted in a nationwide movement to rebuild the nations values and depart from selfish attitudes.

6. A fire whirl (fire tornado) killed 38,000 people in 15 minutes after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake

7. Thousands of Koreans were massacred after the Kanto earthquake of 1923 in Japan because of a false rumor

8. In 1923 an earthquake struck Tokyo generating a 40 ft. tsunami. Within minutes nearly 136 fires had broken out within the city. Nearly 44,000 people sought refuge near the Sumida River when a 300 ft tall "fire tornado" or "dragon twist" blew through killing all but 300 of them.

9. During the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 in Japan, 44,000 residents who had sought refuge near Tokyo’s Sumida River were immolated in only a matter of minutes by a freak pillar of fire known as a 'dragon twist'.

10. Czech architect Jan Letzel designed many buildings in Japan. He later witnessed the destruction of many of his buildings in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake and left deeply disappointed. His most famous building is the Hiroshima ruins of the A-Bomb Dome

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After the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, 6,000 to 10,000 Koreans were murdered by vigilante groups, police, and soldiers, due to unconfirmed rumors that Koreans were rioting and committing acts of sabotage.

Because of the damage caused by the 1923 earthquake and World War II, most of the architecture in Tokyo is newer. However Tokyo is home to many museums, which house artifacts of the city throughout its history.

In 1923 a fire tornado spawned in the aftermath of an earthquake and killed approximately 38,000 people in 15 minutes.