The Great Fire of Meireki, by Tashiro Yukiharu ... down and the fire diminished simply because there was little left to burn; nearly three-quarters of Edo no longer existed. However, the embers ...

“It should feel like fire touched every part of the set and every part and corner of Edo, because that’s what happened to the Great Fire [of Meireki in 1657] in Edo.” Maya Erskine as Miz ...

in the old capital of Edo, perhaps the best known is the Great Fire of Meireki in 1657, popularly referred to as the “Furisode Fire.” Starting on Jan. 18, under the traditional lunar calendar ...