Great fire of Meirekiconflagration / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Great Fire of Meireki (明暦の大火, Meireki no taika) was a major event in the history of Tokyo, which was called Edo before 1868.[1] Handscroll depicting scenes from the Great Fire of Meireki (kept at the Edo-Tokyo Museum) The fire destroyed more than half of the city of Edo in March 1657.[2]
The Great Fire of Meireki (明暦の大火, Meireki no taika) was a major event in the history of Tokyo, which was called Edo before 1868.[1] Handscroll depicting scenes from the Great Fire of Meireki (kept at the Edo-Tokyo Museum) The fire destroyed more than half of the city of Edo in March 1657.[2]