One of the most destructive of these fires was the Great Fire of 1657. But it was also one of the most formative, for the consequences of the changes made to the layout of the city in the wake of the ...

The Great Fire of Meireki, by Tashiro Yukiharu. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons However, despite wearing it many times, they never met again, and Azabu, desperate at the futility of her ...

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the series finale of “Blue Eye Samurai,” titled “The Great Fire of 1657,” now streaming on Netflix. Season 1 of Netflix animated series ...