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* [[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.

* [[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==

==Jô Bikeshi==

* 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.

* Shogun [[Tokugawa Ietsuna|Ietsuna]] ordered 4 [[Hatamoto]] to form firefighter units "Jô 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==