folk exhibition room

The Folk Exhibition Room displays the annual events of Inagi City, materials for folk tools, local performing arts, stonework, fishing gear ( Gyorougu ) and other materials are exhibited.

In the Inagi city area, life has been centered on agriculture for a long time. Villages were created by building private houses in consideration of geographical conditions such as hills and flatlands. A model of an old private house in the Sakahama area from the Edo period, a model of an earthen storehouse and a firewood hut are on display. Also on display is a topographical model created by researching the old place names and settlements in the Sakahama area.

The items used in daily life for food, clothing, shelter, and agricultural work are on display. Agricultural work clothes, footwear, cooking tools, farming tools, sericulture ( Yo-san ) It is a tool that has been used in daily life, mainly for agricultural work, such as tools and tools for making pears. In particular, various tools for making pears, a specialty of Inagi, are on display.

Edo ( Edo ) of Sato Kagura ( Satokagura ) It is said to have originated in the early Muromachi period, and has been designated as a national important intangible folk cultural property. Tools and costumes used in kagura, surface ( Front ) and a life-sized Kagura statue of god ( Shinzo ) is on display. Besides that lion dance ( Closed ) ,oh Hayashi ( Hayashi ) , Gagaku ( Gagaku ) ,drum, Mikikari ( Matoikiya ) We introduce local performing arts such as ri.

Various stone structures built after the Edo period are distributed on the old roads and shrine precincts in the city. A typical stonework is Jizo Bodhisattva Pagoda ( Jizobosatsuto ) , Koshin Pagoda ( Koshintou ) , Bato Kannon Pagoda ( Batou Kannon ) And so on, it is introduced with a full-scale model. It also introduces the beliefs of the local people who built these stone structures.

snake ( Snake ) Than Event ( Gyouji ) is a folk event held on August 7th every year at Hyakumura Myokenson, and has been designated as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Tokyo. Seogaya ( Aokaya ) Twisted to make a large snake and pray for protection from evil for the year. A life-size serpent head model and photos of the day's events are on display.

The Tama River around Inagi has seen a variety of ways of life connected to the river since ancient times. River fishing, including sweetfish fishing, was established at three locations within the city limits. ferry port ( Tosenba ) , Tama River river boat ( Kawabune ) There was a life of making things. Here, we will introduce various types of fish used in river fishing. fishing gear ( Gyorugu ) , houseboat ( Yakatabune ) We display riverboat models such as and riverboat construction tools.