英語訳
**[Sheet 1]**
(Continued from the previous page) A fire broke out from the area of Toki no Kane Hacchō (the eighth block near the time-bell), burning part of the Ogasawara domain residence and part of the front tenement of the Ōta domain residence. The fire stopped at the edge of Takabashi Bridge. Although some towns and domain residences survived in this vicinity, the number of collapsed houses was extremely large. The front gate of Mirokuji Temple collapsed, and both Yōtsuji Temple and Keichōji Temple in the same area suffered major damage. Eastern side of Iyobashi Bridge Street.
**Section 18:** Fire spread through Tokurōemon-chō 2nd and 3rd blocks. Everything in the vicinity was largely destroyed.
**Section 19:** On the right (east) side of Ryōgoku Bridge, the stone embankment of Ichi-no-hashi Bridge collapsed. In the same area, the bell tower of Eko-in Temple in Motomachi was destroyed. The residence of Honda Naitōsuke suffered major damage. Fire burned through Aioichō 1st and 2nd blocks, stopping at the corner of the 3rd block. The 4th and 5th blocks, Hanadori, and the area up to Shunoki Bridge were burned. The Tsugaru domain residence suffered major damage. To the north: Yanagiwara-chō 5th block and Kayabachō 4th block. Kameido Tenjin Shrine itself was unharmed, but its stone torii gate was broken. Both sides of the shrine's approach road were burned for about half a block. The remaining townhouses were completely destroyed. Honjo Kawaramachi, Matsushiro-chō 4th block, Nakanoe, and as far as Gobashi-chō suffered massive destruction, with not a single storehouse (dozō) remaining.
**Section 20:** About ten houses near the Honjo Itsutsu-me ferry crossing burned and were extinguished. Kameido Tenjin, Fumon-in, Kōmyōji Temple, Hagiji Temple, Kōzōji Temple, Chōjuji Temple, Abe Chōtokuji Temple, Kameido, Yanagishima-chō, Hōshōji Temple, Myōken-gū Shrine, Dōshōji Temple, Oshiage Village, Tōkyōji Temple, Daiunji Temple, Tokuseiji Temple, Eisenji Temple, Kinshōji Temple, Shunkeiji Temple, Hōonji Temple's border street, Reizenji Temple, Honpōji Temple, Shinjōji Temple, Southern Honjo, Demura-chō, Northern Wari-gesui Canal, and Southern Wari-gesui Canal — in this area,
**[Sheet 2]**
many residences collapsed and several storehouses were destroyed.
Along the Ōkawa (Sumida River): The Tōdō domain's secondary residence, the Tsugaru domain's warehouse residence in the same area, were greatly damaged. The Matsumae Izunokami domain's bamboo storehouse was undamaged. Along Komadomari-ishi Street, the residence of Matsuura Ikuinokami, the lower residences of other daimyō lords in the same area, the Mogami domain, Ishiwara-chō, Sekiunji Temple, the boatmaster's administrative office, and as far as the Umayabashi Bridge area were all greatly damaged, with not a single storehouse remaining.
**Section 21:** Half a block of Honjo Ishiwara-chō burned. In the same area: the Mukai Shōkan residence, the Tokuyama domain's Gozen-tabidokoro (rest station for the lord), Ishiwara-chō Gumi (neighborhood group), Araichō, and Matsukurachō all suffered complete destruction.
**Section 22:** About half a block of the main street of Hinaka no Gō burned. Honjo Banbachō, Southern Honjo Banbachō, Haraniwachō, Tada Yakushi Shrine, Meotojishi (Husband and Wife Stones) — this entire area was almost completely destroyed, with very little left standing. To the east: Nariheirabashi Bridge, Nanzōin Temple, Enmeiji Temple, the residence of Hōjō Shōzō, and the surrounding group residences (kumiyashiki). Crossing Dan-gōsho Bridge, as far as the lower residences of the Hosokawa Noto-no-kami, Matsudaira Echizen-no-kami, and Takenokohi Hyōbu domains, even roof-tile kilns were destroyed. Beyond these, there were many cases of major damage and collapsed storehouses too numerous to enumerate.
**Section 23:** In the same area, in Koume Village and Kawaramachi, a shop called "Kozokura-dana" (a household-goods store) burned down. The surrounding area caught fire as well. The Mito domain's lower residence in the same area, the precincts of Jōsenji Temple (Nichiren sect) in the same area, Azuma Forest, Western area, Mimeguri Inari Shrine, Gozen Chōmeiji Temple —
**[Sheet 3]**
The banks of the Sumida River cracked and split, and mud spouted forth from the ground in enormous quantities (liquefaction phenomenon). The sakura-mochi shop (of Chōmeiji Temple) and other collapsed houses in various places were extremely numerous. The entire grounds of the Ōbaku sect's Gozusan Kōfukuji Temple were completely destroyed. Suwa Myōjin Shrine, Shirahige Myōjin Shrine, Umeyashiki, Hōsenji Temple, Kiboji Temple, Umewakatsuka (Umewaka Mound) and others were greatly damaged, with many teahouses in the temple precincts also collapsed. Kanegafuchi and the Suijin Forest were greatly damaged. Further to the east: Sumida Village, Terajima Village, Wakamiya Village, Hikifune-dōri Street, Kyakushin Daimyōjin Shrine, Kinegawa, Shōkōji Yakushi Temple, the southern canal area, Kasai, Shibamata, Umeari, Nigōhanryō domain — and other surrounding villages also suffered great damage. The Nakagawa River checkpoint was almost entirely destroyed on both the near and far sides, with little remaining.
**Section 24:** The small residences of the Hotta domain, Toda domain, and the Kōke-Toda domain in Ogawamachi suffered minor fire damage. The surrounding area was greatly damaged.
**Section 25:** Ushitenjin-shita, Suwa-chō, and Suwa Myōjin Shrine in Koishikawa suffered major damage. About half a block in the same area burned. Many houses collapsed along the Edogawa River channel.
**Section 26:** Eitaibashi Bridge, Shinkōhashi Bridge, the temporary bridge at Ryōgoku, Azumabashi Bridge, Nihonbashi Bridge, Edobashi Bridge, Kyōbashi Bridge, and all other bridges throughout the town were undamaged.
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**[Sheet 4]**
**Storehouses (dozō):** Over 530,850 damaged.
(Number destroyed by fire: unknown.)
**Temples, halls, and shrines:** Over 12,100 damaged.
**Deaths:** Over 130,250 people.
**Injured:** Countless.
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**Relief shelters (osukuya) established at:**
- Gensen (Honjo area) — Umibe Shinden
- Same area — Within Hachiman Shrine grounds
- Asakusa — In front of the Raijin (Thunder God) Gate
- Below Ueno Hill
- Outside Saiwai-bashi Gate
Those of humble station who lost their homes and livelihoods were each provided with relief assistance and aid, and all four classes of people (samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants) returned to a state of peace and security. To look up in gratitude at this benevolent virtue is truly a matter for deepest thankfulness.