Hikeshi (Japanese: 火消) were fire brigades in Edo and Meiji-era Tokyo; also members of these brigades. Japanese cities were extremely prone to fires due...

HIKESHI is a protein important in lung and multicellular organismal development that, in humans, is encoded by the HIKESHI gene. HIKESHI is found on chromosome...

Hikeshi banten is a reversible hanten coat worn by hikeshi, Japanese firefighters of the Edo period, often decorated with symbolic images. Firefighter...

the group with which they were associated; these were distinct from the hikeshi sashiko banten (lit. 'embroidered fireman's jacket') also worn by firefighters...

A matoi (纏/まとい) was a flag used in Edo period Japan by hikeshi firemen to notify people of a fire near or within a building. It was taken up on a roof...

hikeshi, firefighters were further divided into daimyō hikeshi (大名火消, daimyō firefighters) and jōbikeshi (定火消, hatamoto firefighters). The hikeshi's primary...

was of similar magnitude.) Though Edo had designated fire brigades, the hikeshi, it had been established only 21 years earlier, and was simply not large...

collar. In previous centuries, happi-style coats known as hikeshi sashiko banten or simply hikeshi banten were commonly worn by firefighters; the coats would...

the Megumi. Firemen The cast always included half a dozen firefighters (hikeshi). While the roles were minor, together they were a prominent presence in...

the Edo period, and was called hikeshi (Japanese: 火消し, lit. fire extinguisher). During the Meiji Period, the hikeshi was merged into the Tokyo Metropolitan...