About the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake

The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake was the first urban disaster in Japan since its modernization. It caused extensive damage and left many victims in its wake. The concept of "recovery" had to be reconsidered from the ground up, and efforts to rebuild communities and restore individual lives proceeded through trial and error.

Due to these circumstances, this disaster strongly highlighted the necessity of preserving detailed records of the earthquake and its recovery process, ensuring that future generations remember and learn from it.

Below, we have provided information on some online archives dedicated to preserving the memory of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. We encourage you to explore these resources for reference.

Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution (DRI) Digital Archive (English)

https://archive.org/details/@dri_l_a

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation: The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake - Record of the Tremor 1995 (Japanese, English)

https://www.asahi.co.jp/hanshin_awaji-1995/

NHK 1.17 Video Archives (Japanese)

https://www.nhk.or.jp/kobe/shinsai/archive.html

Kobe City: The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake "1.17 Record" (Japanese)

https://kobe117shinsai.jp/

Kobe University Library: Earthquake Disaster Digital Archive (Japanese, English)

https://da.lib.kobe-u.ac.jp/da/eqb/

Some pages may not be accessible from countries outside Japan. Thank you for your understanding.