Category: memory
Photographs of Tokushima city during the post-war period (1946-1961)

The fifty-one photographic images contained in this post are recent additions to the Tokushima Air Raids Digital Archive showing the reconstruction of the city during the Occupation and post-war period (1946-1961). These English translations have been provided to mark the 71st anniversary of the Great Tokushima Air Raid. This selection includes images from the first Awa Odori festival of the post-war period, improvements made to the city’s transport infrastructure and efforts to redevelop the city centre.
Every effort has been made to retain the essence of the original Japanese text and all of the information provided. The responsibility for any inaccuracies is entirely my own.
The original Japanese language version of this archive can be found here: http://shinmachigawa.com/pg106.html
The photographs in this collection are courtesy of the Tokushima Prefectural Archives.
Scenes from Tokushima city centre in 1946





Scenes from Tokushima city centre in 1949














Scenes from Tokushima city centre from 1952 to 1955






Scenes from Tokushima city centre from 1956 to 1957








Scenes from Tokushima city centre from 1958 to 1959











Scenes from Tokushima city centre from 1960 to 1961


Nittō Airlines was founded as the Japan Tourism Flight Association on 2nd April 1952 and renamed Nittō Airlines co. ltd. on 1 March 1959. The airline operated regular passenger flights across Japan using seaplanes. The company had its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka and the first service ran between Osaka International Airport and Shirahama in Wakayama Prefecture on 1st January 1955. The company offered scenic flights in the direction of Nanki and Setouchi. From 1960 the range of destinations was increased to include regular flights to Tokushima, Kochi, Nanki-Shirahama, Kushimoto, Shima (Mie Prefecture) and Niihama (Ehime Prefecture). There were also irregular flights to places such as Beppu. The good thing about using seaplanes was that the destinations did not have to have an airport because the planes could simply take-off and land on water.


