Inagi City's special product "Pear"

Inagi City has a long history of pear cultivation. About 300 years ago, during the Genroku era, Naganuma village governor Heiemon Masuoka and Sajiemon Kawashima visited Yamashiro Province (present-day southeastern Kyoto Prefecture). It is said that it started when I brought back pear seedlings of a variety called “Awayuki” and planted them.
In the mid-Meiji period, full-scale commercial cultivation was established, and the current production volume of pears exceeds 1,000 tons. There are about 20 cultivated varieties, but currently 4 varieties, Inagi, Niitaka, Hosui, and Kosui, account for 90% of the total.
In the past, pears cultivated in the Tama River area were sold as "Tama River Pears", but in 2006, in order to differentiate themselves from other cities, "Inagi Pears" was registered as a regional brand by the Patent Office. has been certified.
In recent years, the situation surrounding urban agriculture is very severe, such as a decrease in the number of farmers, a shortage of successors, and natural disasters caused by global warming. However, the research and efforts of pear farmers, as well as the desire to preserve the important traditions established by our predecessors, have led to the generation of the next generation of the nationally renowned "Inagi no Nashi" brand.