A proverb meaning that fires and fights were the spectacles or local attractions of Edo — used to note how people regarded sensational events as entertainment.
古い小説には『火事と喧嘩は江戸の華』という言い回しがよく出てくる。
Old novels often include the phrase 'fires and fights are the flowers of Edo.'
彼は町の騒動を見て、『火事と喧嘩は江戸の華だ』と苦笑した。
Seeing the commotion in town, he wryly said, 'Fires and fights are the flowers of Edo.'