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13225 ／いなぎし

Inagi City

A 6.3 m-girth kaya behind the main hall.

Kaya tree, Kosho-ji Temple

01 ／ Ritual

A thatch serpent is laid outfrom the torii along the stone steps.

Every August 7, a ritual is held at Myoken-son in Momura. Seven former villagers cut thatch, and gathered people twist it into a serpent that the city puts at about 100 to 150 m long. The city records that it began in Kanbun 2 (1662).

Said to have begun in 1662
Serpent about 100-150 m long (city)
City list: Tokyo-designated (30 Mar 1992)

02 ／ Site

In a kiln that fired Musashi Kokubunji's tiles,a horse was incised on the wall.

On the wall of Kiln B at the Kawarayato Kiln Site, three horses were incised with a stick. A square tile carries 13 characters, an official report from the head of the Kamata district to the county office, the city records.

Kiln B is about 6.5 m long (city)
Three incised horses
Excavated objects: Tokyo-designated tangible cultural property (16 Mar 2006)

03 ／ Livelihood

Said to begin with an Awayuki seedling in Genroku,it spread with Chojuro in 1900.

The city says an official reportedly brought back an Awayuki pear seedling from Yamashiro Province in the Genroku era. Chojuro, bred at Daishigawara in Kawasaki, was introduced in 1900, and in 1932 the name Tama River Pear was settled on.

Chojuro introduced in 1900
Name Tama River Pear in 1932
Dozen or so growers in Naganuma and Yanokuchi, late Edo

Inagi City from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Now1974–78

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot June–November 2019)Shot 1974–78

Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

From Shinjuku, 32 minutes on the Keio Sagamihara Line.

about 90,000 people

It takes 32 minutes from Shinjuku Station on the Keio Line to Inagi Station by direct Semi Express or Rapid (fastest daily service, Keio timetable, October 2026). City Hall is about a 10-minute walk from Inagi Station, the city says.

People living here: 93,151people
Area: 17.97km²
Households: 39,906households
Rent (average for rentals): 69,722yen
Healthcare: 4 hospitals ／ 57 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —12 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

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Where you can go from here.

Inagi City in Japan35.638°N 139.504°E

to ShinjukuKeio Sagamihara Line32min

Travel times follow 京王電鉄の時刻表（京王の時刻表検索の API。新宿駅 https://transfer-train.navitime.biz/api/keio/timetable/4254/1/1 と、列車ごとの停車駅 .../api/keio/stops/4254/1?train_no=…&direction=1）。2026年8月17日改正のダイヤ。平日は2026-10-22、土休日は2026-10-25の分。新宿発の橋本・京王多摩センター・若葉台行き全列車（平日78本・土休日67本）の停車駅を1本ずつ引き、稲城着までを数えた (checked 2026-10-22). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 4 municipalities across 1 prefectures.

Territory of Inagi City

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.

North to south

5.4km

Tokyo: Fuchu City, Tama City, Chofu City
Kanagawa Prefecture: Kawasaki City

Inagi City isthis kind of town.

01The kaya at Kosho-ji is a Tokyo-designated natural monument, about 25 m tall with a chest-height girth of 6.3 m, the city says
02At Myoken-son in Momura, a thatch serpent (about 100 to 150 m long, per the city) is laid along the stone steps
03The Kawarayato Kiln Site fired roof tiles for Musashi Kokubunji, and a horse was incised on its wall

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Inagi City official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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