Inagi City’s specialty product “Pear”

Many direct sales stores open in the city from August to October, which is the pear and grape harvest season.
We have many visitors, including from outside the city, and there is a lot of on-street parking for those who come by car.
On-street parking not only causes traffic congestion and hinders the passage of emergency vehicles, but also obstructs the passage of pedestrians and other people, which can lead to traffic accidents.
When coming to the farm store, please use public transportation whenever possible. If you come by car, please be considerate of neighboring residents and park in a paid parking lot.
We appreciate your cooperation so that Inagi City's specialty products can reach as many people as possible.

Inagi City has a long history of pear cultivation, which is said to have begun around 300 years ago during the Genroku period, when Naganuma village magistrates Masuoka Heiemon and Kawashima Sajiemon traveled to Yamashiro Province (present-day southeastern Kyoto Prefecture) and brought back a pear seedling of the "Awayuki" variety and planted it.
In the mid-Meiji period, full-scale commercial cultivation was established, and currently the production volume exceeds 1,000 tons, and as the largest pear producing area in Tokyo, it continues to lead pear cultivation in the city. There are about 20 cultivated varieties, but currently four varieties, "Inagi, Niitaka, Hosui, and Kosui," account for 90% of the total.
Previously, pears grown in the Tama River area were sold as "Tamagawa Pears," but in order to differentiate from other cities, the Japan Patent Office approved the registration of "Inagi Pears" as a regional brand in 2006.
In recent years, urban agriculture has been facing a very tough situation, with a decline in the number of agricultural workers, a lack of successors, natural disasters due to global warming, etc. However, the research and efforts of pear farmers, and their desire to protect the important traditions built by their predecessors, are connecting the "Inagi Pear" brand, which is proud throughout the country, to the next generation.