ðɪ ˈaɪlənd hɐdbɪn dᵻstɹˈɔɪd baɪ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt kˈæntoʊ ˈɜːθkweɪk ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ænd hɐdbɪn ɹˈɛlətˌɪvli ʌntˈʌtʃt ɪnðɪ ˈeɪɾi jˈɪɹz ðæt fˈɑːloʊd.
The island had been destroyed by the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and had been relatively untouched in the 80 years that followed.