Difference between revisions of "Hikeshi"

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1643, Iemitsu appointed 16 Daimyo to form fire fighter units "Daimyo Bikeshi"(大名火消し). However the Hikeshi only worked for protecting Edo castle, Daimyo mansions and Samurai houses.

Ietsuna ordered 4 Hatamoto to form fire fighter units "Jo Bikeshi" (定火消し) after Great Meireki Fire in 1657. They set fire stations in Iidabashi, Ichigaya, Ochanomizu, and Koujimachi.

Yoshimune ordered Ooka Tadasuke to install Chonin's Hikeshi "Machi Bikeshi"(町火消し) in 1718. I-ro-ha 48 units and Honjo-Fukagawa 16 units were formed.

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		+	* [[Tokugawa Yoshimune\|Yoshimune]] ordered [[Ooka Tadasuke]] to install [[Chonin\|Chonin's]] Hikeshi "Machi Bikeshi"(町火消し) in [[1718]]. ''I-ro-ha 48 units'' and ''Honjo-Fukagawa 16 units'' were formed.