Latest Publication 'New Edition Tachikawa City History: Materials Volume, Early Modern 2' Now on Sale

Cover of 'New Edition Tachikawa City History: Materials Volume, Early Modern 2': Map of Sunagawa Village in the early modern period (detail, owned by the Sunagawa family)

Map of the Bishu Hunting Grounds (copied in Bunsei 12)

The Tachikawa City History Compilation Project investigates and collects documents from various eras related to Tachikawa City and compiles them into material volumes. The latest publication, 'Early Modern 2,' features 309 ancient documents from inside and outside the city related to the Sunagawa area during the Edo period.

As a guide to reading the main text, the beginning of the book provides a clear and easy-to-understand overview of the Sunagawa area at that time.

'New Edition Tachikawa City History: Materials Volume, Early Modern 2' B5 size, 16 pages of color frontispiece, 608 pages of main text, hardcover, Price: 2,500 JPY

▼ For details on the Tachikawa City History Compilation Project, click here: http://www.city.tachikawa.lg.jp/chiikibunka/sisi/hensanshitu/shishi_top.html

Highlights!

- We have transcribed ancient documents remaining in old families and temples, including the Sunagawa family, who served as the village headman (Nanushi) of Sunagawa Village, and also included images such as maps.

- In addition to depicting the villages in the Sunagawa area during the Edo period, it contains abundant historical materials related to the roles the Sunagawa family served, such as 'Hunting Ground Custodian' and 'Aqueduct Patrol.' Readers can learn about the actual management and life concerning the Owari Domain's hunting grounds and the Tamagawa Aqueduct, which were broadly related to the Tama area.

- In the appendix at the end of the book, a highlight is the valuable newly discovered images of the Sunagawa Village grand banners (First to Fourth Groups) from the first year of Man'en (1860), found by the Sunagawa family.

Guide to Each Chapter

- Chapter 1: Introduces historical materials from the Sunagawa family documents, divided into the following nine sections: 1. Village structure and systems 2. New field development and villagers' burdens 3. Hunting grounds 4. Management of the Tamagawa Aqueduct and branching 5. Village industries 6. Temples, shrines, and faith 7. Villagers' lives 8. Village information and literature 9. Sunagawa Village at the end of the Edo period

- Chapter 2: Documents of the Susaki family, who served as the group head of the Eighth Group in Sunagawa Village

- Chapter 3: Documents of the Azusami Tenjin Shrine, the village's tutelary deity

- Chapter 4: Documents from old families and temples involved in the Sunagawa district, such as the Miyazaki, Shimada, Yamakawa, and Itaki families

- Chapter 5: Documents from outside the city, such as the Nakato family documents

'New Edition Tachikawa City History' can be purchased at the following locations:

- Tachikawa City Hall, 3rd Floor, Municipal Information Corner 1156-9 Izumicho, Tachikawa City Tel: 042-523-2111 (Main)

- Tachikawa City History and Folklore Museum 3-12-34 Fujimicho, Tachikawa City Tel: 042-525-0860

- Orion Shobo Norte Store 2-42-1 Akebonocho, Tachikawa City, Park Avenue 3rd Floor Tel: 042-522-1231

- Junkudo Bookstore Tachikawa Takashimaya Store 2-39-3 Akebonocho, Tachikawa City, Tachikawa Takashimaya S.C. 6th Floor Tel: 042-512-9910

Inquiries Tachikawa City Culture and Sports Department, City History Compilation Office TEL: 042-506-0021 (Direct line) Email: chiikibunka-t@city.tachikawa.lg.jp