History Exhibition Room 2

History Exhibition Room 2 displays historical materials from the Meiji era to the present day of Inagi City.

The villages of Inagi, which were shogunate territory or hatamoto territory (vassals of 10,000 koku or less) during the Edo period, became part of the new government in the Meiji period. A new era of domination has begun. Based on materials from the time, we will introduce the changes in administrative divisions, land tax reform aimed at fair and just tax levy, etc.

The modern education system began with the promulgation of the school system in 1872. Elementary school education began in the Inagi region in 1873. Education at that time was based on the education at temple schools and private schools from the Edo period. We will look at old photos of elementary schools and a table showing the changes in school education.

During the Meiji period, private school education was popular in parallel with elementary school education. Keigijuku, a private school founded by Zenryo Kubo, a Chinese scholar, teaches calligraphy, reading, composition, arithmetic, and English to elementary school graduates. etc. were taught. Yuzo Omata, the leader of Sekiryu Wasan, also taught Wasan to many young people. We display materials related to the Gosu Juku and Wasan Juku.

In Meiji 22, six villages merged and ``Inagi Village'' was born. At this time, Oshidate Village belonged to the newly created Tama Village. In Meiji 26, the Mitama area was transferred from Kanagawa Prefecture to Tokyo Prefecture. From the latter half of the Meiji period, the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars broke out, and Inagi was greatly affected. A war memorial and a memorial stone for the souls were erected in Inagi Village.

In the Taisho era, people's lives gradually became modernized. Although it suffered major damage in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1922, the Nambu Railway was opened from Kawasaki to Daimaru in 1928, and the Tamagawara Bridge was also opened in 1933. Around this time, modernization of life progressed, including electric lights, telephones, and postal services.

When we enter the age of war, its effects are felt within the village as well. In Daimaru, construction of a gunpowder factory for the Army Pyrotechnic Arsenal began in 1932, and gunpowder began to be produced. As the air raids became more intense, mass evacuation of school children began, and within Inagi, about 200 school children from Yamanaka National School in Shinagawa Ward were divided into six temples and evacuated.

After the war, land reform was promoted under the leadership of GHQ. An agricultural cooperative was established, and Inagi's agriculture gradually recovered. Inagi's pear cultivation, which had declined during the war, is gradually making a comeback.

In 1949, the Minamioshitate area, with which the two had long-standing ties, was merged into Inagi Village. In 1955, due to population growth, the town became Inagi Town. In 1971, Inagi City was established as the 25th city of Tokyo. The population at this time was 36,800.

Friend Hirao, where the local information room is located, was originally Inagi Daiichi Elementary School. In April 2002, the Eighth Elementary School and the Fifth Elementary School were merged to become Hirao Elementary School. We will introduce the history of both elementary schools that have closed down through photos, memorabilia, and other materials.