Difference between revisions of "Hikeshi"
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==Jo Bikeshi== | ==Jo Bikeshi== | ||
| − | + | * [[Tokugawa Ietsuna|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. | |
==Machi Bikeshi== | ==Machi Bikeshi== | ||
Revision as of 05:10, 9 August 2007
- Japanese:火消し(Hikeshi)
Hosho Bikeshi
Daimyo Bikeshi
- 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.
Jo Bikeshi
- 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.
