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▶Location
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Inagi City, located in the central-southern part of Tokyo, borders Kawasaki City in Kanagawa Prefecture from the southeast to the west, Fuchu City and Chofu City across the Tama River to the north, and Tama City to the west.
To the south are the gentle Tama Hills that run parallel to the Tama River, the Misawa River flows through the center, and the Yato River flows through the Daimaru district; the area is rich in nature, but efforts have been made to improve safety and convenience through urban infrastructure development, giving the city an image of being "just the right amount of rural, just the right amount of urban."
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▶History and Culture
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It is said that people began living in Inagi City about 20,000 years ago, and stone tools used by people at that time have been discovered in the Sakahama and Hirao areas. There are also ruins of three castles built after the Kamakura period: Ozawa Castle, Naganuma Castle, and Omaru Castle. During the Edo period, records remain of pear cultivation and ferries that coexisted with the Tama River.
It is said that the origin of Inagi pears dates back to the Genroku period, when Masuoka Heiemon and Kawashima Sajiemon, the magistrates of Naganuma village, went on official business to Yamashiro Province (southeastern Kyoto Prefecture) and brought back a pear seedling called Awayetsu on their return.
In addition, the Omaru Waterway, which took water from the Tama River at Omaru and was used for agricultural purposes since the Edo period, can still be seen today. Inagi City has many fascinating cultural properties.
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▶Local communities
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Inagi City has many libraries and parks, and there are plenty of places to spend time with your children, so it's a city with plenty of opportunities to interact with other mothers.
In addition, neighborhood associations have been organized in each district, with some based in the old town and others in the new town, and these neighborhood associations play a central role in the local community.
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▶Sightseeing & Activities
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The city's leisure facilities attract many visitors from inside and outside the city, and there are also vast city parks dotted with sports facilities such as tennis courts and play equipment for children, making it a city where you can enjoy a variety of activities depending on the season.
You can enjoy a variety of events throughout the year, such as the Cherry Blossom and Pear Blossom Festival held in spring beneath the magnificent rows of cherry trees, and the Inagi Citizens' Festival, the city's largest festival, in autumn.
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▶Immigration Information
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The quiet living environment and abundant nature are attractive features.
Although there are few large shopping malls, there are many small and medium-sized commercial facilities, supermarkets, drugstores, and electronics retailers scattered throughout the area, making it an area where you will never have trouble buying daily necessities.
Additionally, the JR Nambu Line and Keio Sagamihara Line run through the city, providing good access to the city center.
The city provides support for families with children through support systems such as child medical expense subsidies and child allowances, as well as child-rearing support through the Family Support Center project. In addition, the city also has its own unique support systems, such as the GIGA School Initiative and the Child-rearing Plaza Project.
▶Inagi City's GIGA School Initiative
https://www.city.inagi.tokyo.jp/kosodate/kyouikuiinkai/1004545/index.html
By utilizing tablet devices, we have created an environment where children's qualities and abilities can be more reliably developed, and we are reforming our classes to further enhance individually optimized learning instruction for each diverse child and to promote "independent, interactive, and in-depth learning."
▶ Project to assign external instructors to club activities at Inagi City junior high schools
https://www.city.inagi.tokyo.jp/kosodate/kyouikuiinkai/1004405/1004406.html
Using financial resources such as corporate hometown tax donations, the city is implementing a project to hire people with specialized skills as external instructors for sports clubs at municipal junior high schools.
