History Exhibition Room 1

History Exhibition Room 1 displays historical materials from the prehistoric and ancient times of Inagi to the Edo period.

History Exhibition Room 1

	Exhibition Theme	Era, etc.	Exhibition Content
1	Stage of Inagi's History	Topography and Natural Environment	Overview of Inagi's Topography and Natural Environment
2	Culture in Red Soil	Paleolithic Era	Paleolithic Sites and Culture, Excavated Stone Tools
3	People Who Lived in the Tama Hills	Jomon Period	Jomon Period Ruins and Culture, Pottery and Stone Tools
4	Spread of Rice Cultivation Culture	Yayoi and Kofun Periods	Yayoi period ruins and culture, horizontal tombs, etc.
5	Musashi Kokubunji and Kawaratani Pottery Site	Nara and Heian Periods	The state of Musashi Kokubunji and the Kawarayato kiln ruins
6	Shrines Listed in the Engishiki and Ancient Buddha Statues	Heian Period	Inagi's Engishiki Shrine and Ancient Buddha Statues
7	The Activities of Samurai and Medieval Mountain Castles	Kamakura and Muromachi Periods	The activities of the samurai and the medieval mountain castle located in the city
8	Faith and Culture of Medieval Inagi	Kamakura and Muromachi Periods	Distribution of Stone Tablets and Medieval Religious Sites
9	Edo Shogunate and the Villages of Inagi	Edo Period	The state of the six villages of Inagi during the Edo period
10	Omaru Water Supply and New Field Development	Edo Period	Omaru Water Supply and New Rice Field Development in the Edo Period
11	Development of Modern Regional Culture	Edo Period	Edo period paintings, ceramics, Buddhist statues, stone Buddhas, etc.
12	Political Situation in the Late Edo Period	Edo Period	Maintenance of public order in the villages, political situation, etc.

Primitive and Ancient Inagi

Stage of Inagi's History

The terrain of Inagi consists of the Tama Hills, which were praised by the poets of Manyo as "Yokoyama of Tama," and the flatlands along the Tama River. We will explore the terrain and natural environment that served as the backdrop for Inagi's history through photo panels and topographic maps.

From the Paleolithic Era to the Jomon Period

Exhibiting tools such as pottery and stone tools found in archaeological excavations, we introduce what kind of life the people who lived in Inagi had. Sometimes, remnants of tools and house foundations used by primitive ancient people can be found in the soil, allowing us to glimpse the way of life at that time.

From the Yayoi Period to the Kofun Period

In the Yayoi period, rice cultivation spread, and the use of bronze and iron tools began. Remains of dwellings and graves from this period have been discovered at the Hirao Plateau ruins, indicating that there were large settlements from the Yayoi period to the Kofun period. Pottery and bronze tools discovered during excavations are on display.

From the Nara period to the Heian period

During the Nara period, the area of Inagi belonged to the Tama District of Musashi Province. In Omaru, a kiln was built to produce tiles for the Musashi Kokubun-ji temple. Actual tiles fired in the Omaru kiln and a life-sized model of the kiln are on display. In the Heian period, an ancient shrine called Enki-shiki Naisha was established, marking the beginning of the history of shrines such as Anazawa Tenjin Shrine, Aoiwa Shrine, and Oomarutono Tamano Tenjin Shrine.
Additionally, Buddhist culture spread to the region, and statues from this period remain at Joraku-ji and Koshou-ji.

Medieval Inagi

The Activities of Samurai and Mountain Castles

During the Kamakura period, many warrior clans were established in the Kanto region. In the Inagi area, Inage Saburo Shigenari of the Chichibu clan, Oyamada family, was in control. In the city, mountain castles such as Ozawa Castle, Omaru Castle, and Higashi-Naganuma Castle were built during this period. We are displaying photo panels and measured drawings of the mountain castles.

Stone Tablets and Religious Sites

There are stone monuments representative of the Middle Ages, known as itabi. Itabi were built as memorial towers to pray for the repose of the dead and the peace of future generations. In Inagi, they are distributed along old settlements and ancient roads. Additionally, as sites of medieval faith, there are the Hirao Nyuujou-zuka and Juusan-zuka. Artifacts from the excavation of Nyuujou-zuka are on display.

Inagi in the Edo Period

The State of Inagi Rokkamura

In the Edo period, the framework of six villages was established in the Inagi region. The six villages are Naganuma, Yanokuchi, Omaru, Momura, Sakahama, and Hirao. Within the villages, the village headman, group leader, and representative farmer served as the three key roles in village governance. We will look at the lives of that time through ancient documents written during the Edo period.

Omaru Water Supply and New Field Development

Omaru irrigation is agricultural water created during the Edo period. Water was drawn from the Tama River in Omaru Village and supplied to the rice fields of nine villages downstream. The villages that utilized the water formed an irrigation association to jointly manage and operate it. Related ancient documents and maps of the irrigation channels are on display. Additionally, from the mid-Edo period, new rice field development was promoted with the aim of increasing tax revenue.

Edo Period Regional Culture

We will look at the local culture through paintings, ceramics, Buddhist statues, and stone structures created during the Edo period. The ceramics known as Tamagawa-yaki, which were fired in Sakahama Village, were produced from the late Edo period to the Meiji period and were sold in the Edo area as well. We will introduce the local culture of that time through photo panels and models of stone structures.