History exhibition room 1

Update date: March 15, 2018

History Exhibition Room 1 displays historical materials from Inagi's primitive ancient times to the Edo period.

History exhibition room 1
	Exhibition theme	era etc.	Exhibition Contents
1	The historical stage of Inagi	Terrain and natural environment	Overview of Inagi's topography and natural environment
2	Culture in red clay	paleolithic age	Paleolithic ruins and culture, excavated stone tools
3	People who lived in the Tama Hills	Jomon Period	Jomon period ruins and culture, earthenware and stone tools
4	Expansion of rice cultivation culture	Yayoi and Kofun period	Yayoi period ruins and culture, side cave tombs, etc.
5	Musashi Kokubunji and Kawarayato kiln ruins	Nara and Heian Periods	Musashi Kokubunji and Kawarayato kiln ruins
6	Engishikinaisha and ancient Buddhist statues	Heian period	Inagi's Engishikinaisha Shrine and ancient Buddhist statues
7	The activities of samurai and medieval mountain castles	Kamakura/Muromachi period	The activities of samurai and medieval mountain castles in the city
8	Faith and culture of medieval Inagi	Kamakura/Muromachi period	Distribution of stone tablets and medieval religious sites
9	The Edo Shogunate and the Villages of Inagi	Edo Period	Inagi Rokukamura during the Edo period
10	Daimaru Canal and New Rice Field Development	Edo Period	Daimaru Canal Water and New Field Development in the Edo Period
11	Development of early modern regional culture	Edo Period	Edo period paintings, pottery, Buddhist statues, stone Buddhas, etc.
12	Political situation in the late Edo period	Edo Period	Maintaining order in villages, political situation, etc.

Image History Exhibition Room 1
History exhibition room 1

Primitive/Ancient Inagi

The historical stage of Inagi

The topography of Inagi is said to have been Tama ( ) of Yokoyama ( ) " It is composed of the Tama Hills and the flat land along the Tama River. You can learn about the topography and natural environment that were the stage for Inagi's history through photo panels and topographical maps.

Topography of Inagi

From the Paleolithic period to the Jomon period

The museum exhibits pottery, stone tools, and other tools found during excavations at the ruins, and provides an introduction to how the people who lived in Inagi lived. The remains of the tools and houses used by primitive people can sometimes be found in the soil, allowing us to see what life was like at that time.

Earthenware from the Jomon period (Tama New Town No.471 Ruins)

Life in the Jomon period (provided by Tokyo Metropolitan Buried Culture Center)

From the Yayoi period to the Kofun period

During the Yayoi period, rice cultivation became widespread. Bronze ( ) or Ironware ( ) will also begin to be used. Hiraodaihara Ruins ( ) Remains of dwellings and graves from this period have been discovered, proving that a large settlement existed there from the Yayoi period through to the Kofun period. Pottery and bronze artifacts discovered during excavations are on display.

Earthenware from the Yayoi period

Ruins of houses from the Kofun period

From the Nara period to the Heian period

During the Nara period, the Inagi area Tama District, Musashi Province ( ) At Daimaru, Musashi Kokubunji ( ) The roof tiles were baked for kiln ( ) The building was built in 1900. The actual tiles fired in the Daimaru kiln and a life-size model of the kiln are on display. Shrines listed in the Engishiki ( ) That Old shrine ( ) was created, Anazawaten Shrine ( ) , Seii Shrine ( ) , Omatomenotenjin Shrine ( ) And so begins the history.
In addition, Buddhist culture spread to the countryside, Jorakuji Temple ( ) or Koshoji Temple ( ) There are still Buddha statues from that time remaining.

Large model of tile kiln

Koshoji Temple Wooden Statue of Kanzeon Bodhisattva
Koshoji Temple Wooden standing statue of Kannon Bodhisattva

medieval inagi

Samurai activities and Yamashiro

During the Kamakura period, many Samurai group ( ) In the Inagi area, Chichibu Party Oyamada Clan ( ) of Saburo Inage ( ) The city is home to a mountain castle from this period. Ozawa Castle ( ) , Daimaru Castle ( ) , Naganuma Castle ( ) was built. Photo panels and actual measurements of the castle are on display.

Distant view of Ozawa Castle ruins

Excavated ruins of Omaru Castle

Tablet monuments and religious ruins

A stone structure representative of the Middle Ages Stone tablet ( ) There is a stone monument. Memorial tower ( ) They were built to pray for the repose of the dead and for comfort in the afterlife. In Inagi, they are distributed along old villages and old roads. In addition, Hirao Shrine is a medieval religious site. Nyujozuka ( ) and Thirteen mounds ( ) There is an exhibition of items excavated during the excavation of Nyujozuka.

Myokakuji-no-Itabi (Myokakuji no Itabi)

Copper coins excavated from Iridadzuka in Hirao
Copper coins excavated from Nyujozuka in Hirao

Inagi in the Edo period

Inagi Rokuka Village situation

During the Edo period, the Inagi region was divided into six villages. Daimaru ( ) village, hundred ( ) The six villages are: Sakahama Village, Hirao Village, and Headman ( ) , Group leader ( ) , Peasant representative ( ) of Village officials ( ) but Village Administration ( ) It was written in the Edo period. Ancient documents ( ) Let's take a look at life at that time.

Map of Daimaru Village

Naganuma village land survey book

Daimaru Canal and New Rice Field Development

Daimaru Waterway ( ) is an irrigation canal constructed during the Edo period. It drew water from the Tama River in Omaru Village to irrigate the rice fields of nine villages downstream. The villages that used the canal formed a water association and jointly managed and operated it. Ancient documents ( ) The exhibition also includes maps of irrigation canals. Tax ( ) With the aim of increasing revenue, New Field Development ( ) was carried out.

Daimaru water canal

Old documents related to the construction of Daimaru Canal Water

Regional culture of the Edo period

We will look at the local culture through paintings, pottery, Buddhist statues, and stonework made during the Edo period. Tamagawa-yaki ( ) This type of pottery was made from the late Edo period through to the Meiji period and was also sold in the Edo area. Photo panels and models of stone structures introduce the local culture of that time.

Tamagawa ware tea bowl