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The Pride of Edo: Tobi and the Fire Brigades
By Paul Tierney
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By Paul Tierney
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Fires were so common in Edo that they gave birth to a saying in Japanese: "fires and fights are the flowers of Edo."
The men who formed the backbone of Edo's fire brigades - the "Tobi", semi-skilled construction laborers - were both feared and admired. Admired for the unflinching bravery needed to wade into fires that could consume whole neighborhoods in a moment, the Tobi were also feared by the same residents they protected for their predatory behavior. They were the pre-cursors to the Yak...