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 ( ) or Hatamoto domain ( ) (1 10,000 koku ( ) below Vassal ( ) The villages of Inagi, which had been once the capital of the Tokugawa Shogunate, entered a new era under the rule of the new government in the Meiji era. Taxation ( ) Aimed at Land Tax Reform ( ) We will introduce the work and other aspects of the project based on materials from that time.

The modern education system was established in 1872. Educational system ( ) Elementary school education began in the Inagi region in 1873. Education at that time was based on the Edo period. Terakoya ( ) It was based on the education he received at private schools and elementary schools. We will look at old photos of elementary schools and a chart showing the changes in school education.

During the Meiji period, private school education was also popular in parallel with elementary school education. Sinologist ( ) of Kubo Zenryou ( ) A private school founded by Haegi Academy ( ) " was aimed at elementary school graduates and taught calligraphy, reading, composition, arithmetic, English, etc. Seki School of Japanese Mathematics ( ) Leader of Yuzo Omata ( ) He taught Japanese mathematics to many young people. Materials related to the Hegi School and the Wasan School are on display.

In 1889, six villages merged to form the village of Inagi. At that time, the village of Oshidate was a newly established village. Tama Village ( ) In 1893, the Santama region was transferred from Kanagawa Prefecture to Tokyo Prefecture. In the latter half of the Meiji era, the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars broke out, which had a major impact on Inagi. War memorials and memorials to the dead were erected 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 the country entered the age of war, its influence was felt even within the village. In Daimaru, the army Pyrotechnics Factory ( ) Construction of the gunpowder factory began, and gunpowder was produced. Evacuation ( ) In the Inagi area, about 200 students from Yamanaka National 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.