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* Japanese:火消し(Hikeshi)
* Japanese:火消し(Hikeshi)
Firefighters in Edo period.
==Hosho Bikeshi==
==Hosho Bikeshi==
==Daimyo 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.
* [[1643]], Iemitsu appointed 16 Daimyo to form firefighter units "Daimyo Bikeshi"(大名火消し). However the Hikeshi only worked for protecting [[Edo castle]], Daimyo mansions and Samurai houses.
==Jo Bikeshi==
==Jo Bikeshi==
* Shogun [[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.
* Shogun [[Tokugawa Ietsuna|Ietsuna]] ordered 4 [[Hatamoto]] to form firefighter 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==
