A night of industrial fire that reshaped war, memory, and the design of resilient cities.
Tokyo Firestorm could outshine the city’s neon: a single megafirestorm can generate winds rivaling a tropical cyclone.
Historic Tokyo fires spread faster than earthquakes in some districts due to timber-framed architecture and narrow alley networks.
A typical Tokyo firestorm event would force more residents to shelter in place than evacuate, overwhelming urban triage systems.
The city’s oldest wooden buildings, when burned, can release a century's worth of soot into a single plume.
Tokyo Firestorm could outshine the city’s neon: a single megafirestorm can generate winds rivaling a tropical cyclone.
Historic Tokyo fires spread faster than earthquakes in some districts due to timber-framed architecture and narrow alley networks.
A typical Tokyo firestorm event would force more residents to shelter in place than evacuate, overwhelming urban triage systems.
The city’s oldest wooden buildings, when burned, can release a century's worth of soot into a single plume.
