YOKKAICHI POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUSEUM FOR FUTURE AWARENESS


Life in the Early Years of the Showa Period 2107

A section of a house in the early Showa Period has been reproduced here.Electricity was available at in Yokkaichi at the time, but a water supply systemwas not fully established. Although some homes had begun to use gas forcooking and heating, firewood and coal were some of the predominant fuels atthe time.