__ Though Mayer Yoshitaka Tsuruta was killed in a shelter and the city office building was burned, the city government started rescue operation from next morning. The city government issued "Damage Certificate" which enable sufferers to get on trains free, and to get some relief goods. 66,639 meals were distributed until August 6th.

__ Dead bodies were checked by the police. After check, wire or rope were tied around wrist to avoid double check. There were so many dead bodies burned so severe that they could not be idenfied by even relatives. Since such bodies were left and got worse by summer heat, they were cremated. Dead bodies were piled up like five by five into five layers, then burned by crude oil. 300 bodies in Hiragata Shrine and 130 in Shinmei Shrine were said to be cremated; Those mass-cremation took three days. Such unidentified bodies reached one fourth of all death.

__ On August 15th, people knew Japan's surrender by recorded voice of Emperer Hirohito through radio broadcasting. Some said a rumor like "All men would be killed, all women would be taken to somewhere", but others thought that they no longer had to worry about air raid.