Ant Town moves to No. 8 Reclaimed Land

According to Wikipedia, on 4 June 1960 (Shōwa 35) Ant Town, which had stood in a corner of Sumida Park, moved to Fukagawa No. 8 Reclaimed Land. The site was 16,000 m², ten times the old Ant Town. The diocesan records also give Shōwa 35 (1960) as the year in which the chapel was built and the church moved together with the people of Ant Town.

Kōtō-ku's chronology, on the other hand, lists "the Ari-no-kai moved to No. 8 (Shiomi) and founded New Ant Town" under 1958. This 1958 may refer to the decision to move, but that is not certain. The day, 4 June, has also not yet been confirmed from a contemporary source.

In the new Ant Town, trucks and conveyor belts replaced hand carts and the heavy work of baling, and welfare facilities such as a public bath, a children's park and a nursery room were built.