Fires in Kyoto encompassed an essential aspect of urban life in the Japanese capital. == History == Although accidental fires were regular occurrences, some blazes were so devastating that they were afterwards identified as "great;" and these larger fires were more specifically identified by reference to the Japanese era name in which the blaze occurred; as in what came to be known as "the Great Hoei Fire" of 1708.
Fires in Kyoto encompassed an essential aspect of urban life in the Japanese capital. == History == Although accidental fires were regular occurrences, some blazes were so devastating that they were afterwards identified as "great;" and these larger fires were more specifically identified by reference to the Japanese era name in which the blaze occurred; as in what came to be known as "the Great Hoei Fire" of 1708.
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