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 ...

The art of Japan’s Edo period is undeniably beautiful, influencing creators across the centuries. Japanese artist Katsushika ...

The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, announced on Thursday that the state government would provide necessary assistance to victims of the fire incident in Jattu, Etsako West Local ...

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 ...

Standing tall at the junction of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill, the Monument to the Great Fire of London is a striking ...

Berg shows in his illuminating new book, “The Burning of the World: The Great Chicago Fire and the War for a City’s Soul” (Pantheon). The Chicago fire turns out to be a rich case study not ...

This was the day the Great Fire began, sweeping across the city for almost five days. The Museum of London is due to open a new site in 2026. And in preparation for this, curators of the Great ...

After mulling over a few ideas, Ramsey’s wife told him about a Portland Press Herald web page devoted to Portland’s Great Fire of 1866. “My brain was figuratively lit on fire with the ...

The Great Fire of London in 1666, which razed 436 acres of the mostly-timber city and lasted for four days, was so devastating it secured its place in the history books. But a key part of this ...

2 September is the anniversary of the start of the Great Fire of London, which changed the skyline of the capital city forever. In 1666, fires in London were quite common. Homes didn't have ...