Great Fire of Bunka 3rd Year - Bunkasannen no Taika

Japanese: 文化3年の大火 - ぶんかさんねんのたいか

On March 4, 1806 (Bunka 3), a large fire broke out in Kurumacho (also called Ushimachi, currently Minato Ward) in Shiba, Edo, and burned down part of Daimyo-koji, almost the entire areas of Kyobashi and Nihonbashi, and most of Kanda and Asakusa. It is also called the Kurumamachi Fire or Ushimachi Fire. Over 1,000 people were killed, and Zojoji Temple, Shiba Shinmeisha Shrine, and Higashi Honganji Temple were also damaged. The shogunate housed the victims in relief huts, provided relief funds, and took measures such as cracking down on high prices after the fire.

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Japanese:

文化３年（1806年）３月４日に江戸芝の車町(くるまちょう)（牛町ともいい現港区）から出火し，大名小路の一部，京橋・日本橋のほぼ全域，神田・浅草の大半を類焼した大火。車町火事・牛町火事ともいう。死者は1000人を超え，増上寺・芝神明社・東本願寺なども被害を受けた。幕府は罹災者を御救小屋に収納し，救済金を下付，火災後の諸色物価高値取締などの対策も講じた。

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