江え戸どの華はな

expression

widespread fires in Edo; flowers of Edo

Obsolete historical expression. Literally 'flowers of Edo', it referred to the frequent large fires in Edo (old Tokyo), often after earthquakes. The term carried a darkly poetic or resigned tone, likening the destructive fires to blooming flowers.

• 「江え戸どの華はな」とは、江え戸ど時じ代だいに頻ひん発ぱつした大たい火かを指さす言こと葉ばだ。

  'Edo no hana' is a term that refers to the great fires that frequently occurred in the Edo period.