“The terrible earthquake” by Inoue Takako, grade 2, Meiji Dai Ni Primary School.
This crayon drawing shows her sitting on the rooftop of her home in eastern Tokyo beside her brother. The handwritten text reads, “From the rooftop someone was calling my name. I looked up to see my brother. He helped pull my mother and I up to the roof, and finally we reached the top.” | Tōkyōshi gakumuka, Tōkyō shiritsu shōgakkō jidō: Shinsai kinen bunshū