Origin of the place name “Inagi”

April 1, 1889, Outside Higashi Naganuma ( Higashi Naganuma et al. ) Five ( Go ) mosquito village association ( Let's study ) Head office ( Kocho Yakuba ) The six villages under the jurisdiction of Higashi-Naganuma, Yanoguchi, Daimaru, Hyakumura, Sakahama, and Hirao became one village through the unification of towns and villages following the promulgation of the town-village system, and ``Inagi Village'' was born. The name Inagi was the new name of the village at this time.
With the birth of Inagi Village, on April 25th of the same year, Higashi Naganuma's Jorakuji Temple ( Jourakuji ) Elections were held for the village council, and 12 members were elected.
Furthermore, on June 8th, after a resolution of the village council, he was appointed as the first village chief. Seinosuke Mori ( Moriseinosuke ) has been appointed.
At that time, Kitatama District Kamisomeya village ( Kamisomeyamura ) Oshidate Village, which was under the jurisdiction of the head office, was newly born at this time. Tama ( Marble ) It now belongs to the village.
In this way, under the town and village system promulgated in 1899, Inagi Village and Tama Village were born in the following year, and the previous villages that had existed since the Edo period were abolished, and the Oaza ( Big bruise ) I will continue to live as.

When a town or village is merged, the government will decide on the name of the new town or village. absorption-type merger ( Kyushu Gappei ) In the case of , enter the name of Omachi village, Merger of equals ( Taito Gappei ) In this case, the old village name is In the process of folding ( Sango ecchu ) ” and gave the order to name it.
In the case of Inagi Village, there were no prominent large villages among the six villages that would make up the new village, and it is thought that a new village name through a merger of equals was considered from the beginning.
As the merger movement progressed, various candidates for the name of the new village were proposed and considered, but unfortunately, no historical documents related to the naming of the new village have been confirmed to date. The origin of the place name "Inagi" cannot be clarified.
However, there are legends and old studies that remain, and I would like to introduce them to you.

The late Kawashima of Higashi-Naganuma Achievement ( Takuzo ) He tells the story of his father, Kichizo Kawashima, as a legend.
According to it, he was the head of a federation of five villages outside Higashi-Naganuma, and later became the first village head. Seinosuke Mori ( Moriseinosuke ) asked about the name of the new village. suspicion ( Keigi ) founder of cram school Ryo Kubozen ( Kubozenryo ) suggested two candidates, ``Inaho'' and ``Inagi,'' and in the end, ``Inagi'' was selected.
In selecting "Inagi", we decided to select the locations of Yanoguchi, Higashi-Naganuma, and Daimaru. fort ( Fortress ) ( Ozawa Castle ( Ozawajo )・Naganuma Castle ( Naganumajo )・Daimaru Castle ( Omarujo ) ), and the fact that this area is a rice-producing area and has been producing good quality rice since ancient times was taken into consideration. (Takuzo Kawashima, “ Ryo Kubozen ( Kubozenryo ) with the teacher suspicion ( Keigi ) (From ``Cram School'' published in 1986)

Also, Komae's death Masayoshi Ishii ( Masayoshi Ishii ) He wrote the book in 1932 and 1933, Musashinogo Land Name Draft ( Musashino today's visit ) (Draft)'' (Komae City, owned by the late Mr. Hanjo Ishii) states, ``Inagi Village should be called Inage Village, but without permission, Inagi can be named as the meaning of Inage.''
It is not clear on what basis this historical document was mentioned, but the name "Inage Village" was initially chosen and it was transferred to Kanagawa Prefecture. Report ( joshin ) However, permission was not obtained. literal meaning ( Jigi ) It is said that it was named ``Inagi Village''.

The above two points are the only confirmed records regarding the origin of the village name ``Inagi''. Let's consider these two theories next.

Created in 1886, three years before the birth of Inagi Village, topography ( Chishi ) Editing ( History ) interrogation record ( Torishirabebo ) ' History section describes the historical history of the six villages within the city area.
If you look here, the text is almost the same for each village, and it says, ``Ancient history unknown, Inage Saburo Shigenari from the time of Kamakura prefecture, Shigeyuki Inage's territory, Sakon Ozawa of the later Shigenari tribe, Kannobu Shigeyuki, and Ozawa left from the Oan era. There are descriptions such as ``Emon no Kuni Takano wo ryosu''.
This place was in the Kamakura period Inage ( Inage ) Mr. Ya Ozawa ( Ozawa ) It is written that it was the property of Mr.
It can be said that the people of the village during this period shared a common historical understanding of ``Inage'' and ``Ozawa.''
For this reason, it would not be surprising if ``Inage'' was chosen as the new village name, but it is unknown why that name was rejected and ``Inagi'' was later changed.

In any case, when it came to creating a new village, many people had their ideas, and after much consideration, they may have finally settled on Inagi.
At present, the origin of the place name "Inagi" cannot be revealed, but we hope that new concrete historical materials will be discovered in the future.

Note: Please see the following document for details.
“Inagi City History” Volume 2 (published by Inagi City in 1991)
“Inagi’s History” (published by Inagi City in 1991)