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The Great Fire of Meireki (明暦の大火, Meireki no taika), also known as the Great Furisode Fire, destroyed 60–70% of Edo (now Tokyo), the then de facto capital city of Japan, on 2 March 1657, [1] the third year of the Meireki Imperial era. The fire lasted for three days and, in combination with a severe blizzard that quickly followed, is ...
On 17 December 2021, at 10:20 a.m. local time, a fire broke out at an eight-story building in Kita, a ward of Osaka, Japan. The fire broke out in a psychiatric clinic that is located on the fourth floor, [8] called Nishi Umeda Kokoro to Karada no Kurinikku (西梅田こころとからだのクリニック, Nishi Umeda Clinic for the Mind and Body). [1]
April 2, 1620 (Genna 6, 30th day of the 2nd month): A severe fire in Kyoto. [15] April 6, 1620 (Genna 6, 4th day of the 3rd month): More fires in Kyoto. [15] 1673 (Enpō 1): There was a major fire in Kyoto. Residents of Kyoto and later historians of the period also called this the fire of the first year of Enpō. [16]
For fire accidents occurring in temples and shrines, out of leniency the shogunate only penalized the firestarters with seven days of enryo (遠慮), or light house arrest, in which discrete night excursions were tolerated. Even a fire that coincided with the shogun's visit or turned great would only add another three days to the punishment.
It is reported to be the worst confirmed mass-murder incident in Japan's post-war history [12] and the worst building fire in Japan's history since the Myojo 56 building fire in 2001. 32: Hotel New Japan Fire: Fire: 8 Feb 1982: Tokyo: A fire at the Hotel New Japan located in Tokyo's Akasaka District killed 32 and injured at least 60 30: Tsuyama ...
Dance of the Fire God), referencing Kagu-tsuchi, that is later transformed into a Breathing Style by the protagonist, Tanjiro Kamado. In the manga and anime Fairy Tail , a character named Zancrow uses the Flame God Slayer Magic and has an attack named after Kagutsuchi.
In Japanese folklore, hitodama (Japanese 人魂; meaning "human soul") are balls of fire that mainly float in the middle of the night. [1] They are said to be "souls of the dead that have separated from their bodies", [1] which is where their name comes from.
Daimonji Hidari Daimonji without fire. Gozan no Okuribi (五山送り火, roughly "The Five Mountainous Send-Off Fires"), more commonly known as Daimonji (大文字, roughly "big letter"), is a festival in Kyoto, Japan. It is the culmination of the Obon festival on August 16, in which five giant bonfires are lit on mountains surrounding the city.