Meiwa Fire
The Meiwa Fire (Japanese: 明和の大火) was a great fire that broke out in Edo on the 29th day of the 2nd month of the 9th year of Meiwa (1 April 1772). Together with the Meireki Fire and the Bunka Fire, it is known as the Three Great Fires of Edo. Because it began at Kaningizaka in Meguro (near present-da
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Meiwa Fire (Japanese: 明和の大火) was a great fire that broke out in Edo on the 29th day of the 2nd month of the 9th year of Meiwa (1 April 1772). Together with the Meireki Fire and the Bunka Fire, it is known as the Three Great Fires of Edo. Because it began at Kaningizaka in Meguro (near present-day Shimomeguro 1-chome, Meguro Ward), it is also called the Meguro Kaningizaka Fire. The death toll exceeded 15,000, and more than 4,000 people were reported missing.
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