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Originally Posted by Nyororin
Would have put these together, but it was too long. Please excuse the double post.
It`s my understanding that this is largely because of the massive level of bombing Japan experienced during the war. Anything that could burn, burnt. This included all the old historical buildings. There are patches here and there that made it through without being completely destroyed, but almost anywhere that could be called a town was hit.
They rebuilt with incredible speed - but housing the huge number of displaced people was the number one concern... So ugly boxes it was. They`re the fastest to build. The population boom of the 50s and 60s that followed kept the quick-housing trend going.
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Bingo!!! I was wondering when someone was going to say it.
There was massive firebombing of Japan. The US chose firebombing because the majority of houses were made of wood and paper and many were so close together they were actually touching.
Not a whole lot left standing after that..