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Fires in Edo were fires which occurred in Edo , now Tokyo, of Japan during the Edo period. The city of Edo was characterized by frequent great fires as the saying

 "Fires and quarrels are the flowers of Edo" goes.

 Even in the modern days, the old Edo was still remembered as the "City of Fires" 

 The city was something of a rarity in the world,

 as vast urban areas of Edo were repeatedly leveled by fire.
 The great fires of Edo were compared to the Chinese gods of fire Shukuyū  and Kairoku ),

and also humorously described as "autumn leaves".