The Great Fire of Meguro Gyoninzaka

Japanese: 目黒行人坂の大火 - めぐろぎょうにんざかのたいか

The Great Fire of Edo in 1772 (An'ei 1). It was one of the three biggest fires in Edo after the Great Fire of Meireki. A fire broke out at Daienji Temple on Gyoninzaka in Meguro in the early afternoon on February 29th, and fanned by strong southwesterly winds, it spread to Azabu, Shiba, the castle town, Kyobashi, Nihonbashi, Kanda, Hongo, Shitaya, Asakusa, and other areas, reaching Senju, and finally being put out in the evening of the following year's New Year. A fire also broke out in Maruyama-cho, Hongo, on the evening of the 29th, and burned Komagome, Yanaka, and Negishi. The area that burned was 6 ri (about 24 km) long and 1 ri (about 4 km) wide, about one-third of Edo, making it the longest distance a fire has traveled since the Edo period.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1772年(安永1)の江戸の大火。明暦の大火に次ぐ江戸三大火の一つ。2月29日昼過ぎ，目黒行人坂大円寺より出火，西南の強風にあおられ，麻布･芝･郭内･京橋･日本橋･神田･本郷･下谷･浅草等に延焼，千住まで達し，翌晦日夕刻ようやく鎮火した。また29日夕刻，本郷丸山町より出火，駒込･谷中･根岸を焼くという火災もあった。延焼地域は長さ6里(約24km)，幅1里(約4km)で，江戸の約3分の1に及び，延焼距離は江戸時代から今日までの最長とされる。

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