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The Warnings of Famines Past

  • The monument warning of famine. (Courtesy Ogawa municipal government)

    The monument warning of famine. (Courtesy Ogawa municipal government)

  • Kōsai ryūmin kyūjutsu zu (The Desperate Seeking Aid) 1838, Watanabe Kazan. (From the digital collection of the National Diet Library)

    Kōsai ryūmin kyūjutsu zu (The Desperate Seeking Aid) 1838, Watanabe Kazan. (From the digital collection of the National Diet Library)

  • A memorial tower to the Tenpō famine stands in the grounds of the temple Jōrenji, in Akatsuka, Itabashi, Tokyo. It is inscribed with the posthumous names of 423 people, including 41 children, who died in March–November 1837 in the Itabashi post town, as the area was known at the time. (© Abe Haruki)

    A memorial tower to the Tenpō famine stands in the grounds of the temple Jōrenji, in Akatsuka, Itabashi, Tokyo. It is inscribed with the posthumous names of 423 people, including 41 children, who died in March–November 1837 in the Itabashi post town, as the area was known at the time. (© Abe Haruki)

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