The surface which was layed by two bricks each in length and breadth direction appeared. It is considered to be that most of the land was layed by these bricks. Those bricks could be said they were made before Great Kanto Earthquake from its carved seal and shape. It is very rare for the bricks to excavate which narrowly missed being broken. And also bricks which seemed to be the building basics excavated from the road side of the site.

The site at 136th lays; (1) asphalt, (2) concrete, (3) bricks, (4) burnt soil, (5) brick debris, (6) natural soil layer, from the surface. According to the bricks being covered by the burnt soil, they could be considered to be made before Great Kanto Earthquake by looking at the brick debris which includes the bricks from the collapsed building.

136, Yamashita-cho was counterpart of the Yokohama foreigner settlement 136 which was locate in the late Tokugawa period. South Gate Street (previously called as Maeda-bashi street) was a busy street for traffic of foreign residents which connected Yamashita settlement at Kannnai district (mainly commercial area) and Yamate settlement (a residential area/ a school zone). According to a English yearbook called "The Japan Directory", there were restaurant and exchanger managed by Chinese, bars managed by Westerners, as well as milk shop managed by Japanese at 136 Yamashita-cho about 100 years ago.
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Yamashita-cho was previously a counterpart of an old foreigner settlement, and it seems that many brick remains are undergrounded. However, remains of an ancient structure of modern times are inapplicable for cultural assets, many precious remains are lost due to the numerous apartment construction in Yamashita-cho district these years.
　 We were able to keep a record of the observation and pictures by presence of Yokohama Archives of History, Museum of Yokohama Urban History, Institute of Cultural Assets Deposits staff at each key points of the construction even the schedule was busy. It was a intention of Ma Zhu Miao side to treasure the remains of an ancient structure of China Town after noticing the existence of brick at boring investigation stage. It is not only collecting the bricks before the earthquake but know the atmosphere after the disaster.
　 It was meaningful to treasure the remains, especially 800 of the bricks that were excavated, and quick decision was made to utilize them in an effective way.

Bricks were used for basic part of the belfry and drum tower. Now 700 of them are being treasured.