History Exhibition Room 2

History exhibition room 2 exhibits historical materials of Inagi City from the Meiji period to the present.

In the Edo period Shogunate territory ( Bakfuryo ) or Hatamoto territory ( Ryo Hatamo ) (1 Mangoku ( Mangoku ) below vassal ( Kashin ) ) In the Meiji period, a new era began under the control of the new government for the villages of Inagi. Changes in administrative divisions, fair and just tax levy ( Sozeifuka ) aimed at Land tax revision ( Small scale ) We will introduce the work and other activities based on materials from the time.

The modern education system was established in 1872 school system ( school ) begins with the promulgation of Elementary school education began in 1873 in the Inagi area. The education at that time was from the Edo period. Terakoya ( Terakoya ) And it was based on the education at the private school. We will look at old photographs of elementary schools and transition charts of school education.

During the Meiji period, private school education was popular in parallel with elementary school education. Chinese scholar ( Congratulations ) of Ryo Kubozen ( Kubozenryo ) A private school founded by Suspicion school ( Keigijuku ) '' aimed at elementary school graduates and taught calligraphy, reading, composition, arithmetic, and English. Also Kanryu Wasan ( Sekiryu Uwagun ) leader of Yuzo Omata ( Omata Yuzo ) taught Wasan to many young people. We display materials related to the Gosu Juku and Wasan Juku.

In 1899, six villages were merged to form Inagi Village. At this time, Oshitate village was newly established at that time. Tama Village ( Tamamura ) belonged to In 1893, the Santama area was transferred from Kanagawa Prefecture to Tokyo Prefecture. The Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars occurred in the latter half of the Meiji era, and Inagi was also greatly affected. War memorials and memorials were built in Inagi Village.

In the Taisho era, people's lives gradually modernized. Although it suffered great damage in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, Nambu Railway opened from Kawasaki to Daimaru in 1927, and Tamagawara Bridge opened in 1935. Around this time, the modernization of life such as electric lights, telephones, and postal services advanced.

As we plunge into an era of war, its effects are visible even within the village. In Daimaru, since 1937, the army Pyrotechnic Factory ( insurance ) Construction of the gunpowder factory begins, and gunpowder will be produced. When air raids intensify, groups of school children evacuation ( Sokai ) In Inagi, about 200 schoolchildren from Yamanaka Elementary School in Shinagawa Ward were evacuated to six temples.

After the war ended, agricultural land reform was promoted under the initiative of GHQ. Agricultural cooperatives are established, and agriculture in Inagi gradually recovers. Inagi's pear cultivation, which declined during the war, is gradually reviving.

In 1949, the Minami Oshitate area, which had had exchanges with the village since ancient times, was merged with Inagi Village. In 1957, due to the population increase, it became Inagi town. In 1971, Inagi City was born as the 25th city of Tokyo. The population at this time was 36,800.

Friend Hirao, where the local reference room is located, was originally the Inagi Daihachi Elementary School. In April 2002, the 8th Elementary School and the 5th Elementary School were merged to form Hirao Elementary School. We will introduce the history of both closed elementary schools with materials such as photographs and souvenirs.