https://www.pitara.com/tags/tokyo-history/Recent content in Tokyo History on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/a-monster-in-tokyo/Tue, 13 Nov 2001 19:18:09 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/a-monster-in-tokyo/<p>It happened one evening in May, 53 years ago, in 1947. Many people in Tokyo had switched on to the American Armed Forces Radio Station. It was two years since the Second World War had ended and Japan had been defeated. But the Americans were still around. And so was their radio station.</p> <p>Around 7 pm, the radio programme was interrupted. An announcer screamed that a huge sea monster had risen from the sea.</p> <figure class="image-medium has-caption"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/features-44_1.gif" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/features-44_1_hu_7b8d5734d3fe66d2.gif" srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/features-44_1_hu_3a217a4bdf870294.gif 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/features-44_1_hu_7b8d5734d3fe66d2.gif 900w" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 900px, 320px" alt="A Monster in Tokyo… []" height="540" width="900" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption>A Monster in Tokyo… []</figcaption> </figure> <p>It was more than 20 feet long. Having waded ashore, it was scaring the wits out of people. And it had been seen in the stretch between Tokyo and Yokahama. Like the TV news channels tell us to &ldquo;stay tuned for further news,&rdquo; the radio announcer did the same. Fear could be heard in his voice.</p>