On March 10th 1945, the bodies of countless civilians who had been killed in the fire caused by the American air raid were left on the streets of Hanakawado in Asakusa, in evacuation shelters and in bomb shelters.

   On March 10th 1945, the bodies of countless civilians who had been killed in the fires caused by the American air raids were left on the roads of Hanakawado in Asakusa, in evacuation shelters and in bomb shelters.

   B-29 bombers with a cruising range of about 6,019km bombed Tokyo from high altitudes of over 9km, where the Japanese army's defenses were weak. B-29s from the airfields on Saipan and Tinian were able to bomb Japan. The bombers, which increased the range of their bombing and caused more damage, flew at a height of about 1,400 to 2,400 meters and dropped incendiary bombs to set fire to wooden and paper buildings. Flames soared high into the night sky, and flashes of light danced across the ground in every dark corner. Fifteen minutes after the bombing began, the fires engulfed the densely packed wooden cities of Japan.

The residents of Tokyo remained in their homes even after the bombs were dropped, following orders to defend their homes. Thousands of bombs rained down on them as the fire wind blew. The napalm bombs scattered in a cylindrical shape as they fell, and they fell along the roofs, burning everything and spreading waves of dancing flames. It knocked people down and burned everything it touched. Screaming families tried to escape, but it was already too late.

   The smoke was thick and the hot wind burned their lungs as they struggled and writhed, eventually dying in the flames. The evacuees, carrying their belongings, gathered in the few empty spaces they could find, such as intersections, gardens and parks. Their belongings burned faster than their clothes, and the crowd was engulfed in flames from within. Hundreds of people gave up on escaping and died burnt to death in the holes they had taken refuge in. Houses collapsed and burned down on top of them, and they died burnt to death in the holes. In the rivers, they threw themselves into the water. The wind and fire created huge whirlpools of incandescent air that whirled around, sucking entire houses into the vortex of fire. They did not drown, but suffocated from the burning air and smoke. The rivers flowed directly into the Sumida River, and the rising tide caused people to crowd together and drown. In Asakusa and Honjo, people fell from bridges into the river and were swept away. Thousands of people crowded into the parks and gardens that lined both banks of the Sumida River.

   They crowded into the narrow land of Tokyo, and the walls collapsed and they disappeared into the deep water. Thousands of drowned bodies were recovered from the mouth of the Sumida River. In this air raid, which caused the greatest damage of World War II, 330 B-29 bombers dropped incendiary bombs on Tokyo, starting fires that killed over 100,000 people, burned down a quarter of the city, and left 1 million people homeless. The Strategic Bombing Survey estimated that the number of people killed in the air raids was 87,793, the number injured was 40,918, and the number of people who lost their homes was 1,008,005. It stated that the number of people killed, including men, women and children, was estimated to be over 100,000, the number injured was 1 million, and the number of people who lost their homes was 1 million. The Tokyo Fire Department estimated that 97,000 people had died and 125,000 had been injured. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department announced that the combined number of dead and injured was 124,711, and that 286,358 buildings and houses had been damaged.