In the Edo period, fetching water for firefighting was difficult. To diminish the time needed, large barrels with water and buckets were maintained in front of stores and houses, allowing firefighters and locals to intervene as fast as possible.
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Yesterday’s Japan Photo:Yoshiwara Toei Uzumasa Eigamura, Kyoto |
