THE FIRE FIGHTING BY TEMPLE FIREMAN IN KYOTO

Abstract

This work intends to disclose the ordering system for actual firefighting in Kyoto city under the Tokugawa regime (Tokugawa era). There is no description about fire extinguishing by the temple fireman. But, in this paper, it will be clarified that fireman of Myohoin-temple had been played active part in Kyoto city. Especially, they worked hard in the Myohoin-temple precincts, so that give unwilling consent for fire extinguishing by the machibugyosyo (magistrate office) and daimyo (feudal load)on and after middle of 18Th century.