During the bombing of the city near the end of World War Two, the United States dropped more than 10,000 incendiary bombs. The fires burned for three days and devoured the entire city, reducing it to ashes.
尤其是四十年前，二次世界大戰末期的「橫濱大空襲」時，美軍在此投了上萬顆燒夷彈，大火連燒三天，吞沒城市，將整個橫濱化為灰燼。