▁from ▁the ▁K of un ▁period ▁at ▁numerous ▁locations ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁Under ▁the ▁N ara ▁period ▁R its ury ō ▁system , ▁it ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Kam ak ura ▁and ▁K ō za ▁District s ▁in ▁S ag ami ▁Province . ▁In ▁the ▁He ian ▁period , ▁it ▁was ▁divided ▁between ▁sh ō en ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁ Ō ba ▁cl an ▁and ▁the ▁Kam ak ura ▁cl an ▁( of ▁which ▁Kam ak ura ▁G ong or ō ▁K ag emas a ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁ill ust ri ous ▁member ). ▁By ▁the ▁Kam ak ura ▁period , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁far ml and ▁supporting ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁nearby ▁Kam ak ura . ▁During ▁the ▁E do ▁period , ▁the ▁territory ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁Tok ug awa ▁I ey as u . ▁It ▁was ▁admin ister ed ▁as ▁ten ry ō ▁territory ▁controlled ▁directly ▁by ▁the ▁Tok ug awa ▁sh og un ate , ▁but ▁admin ister ed ▁through ▁various ▁hat am oto . ▁▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Me iji ▁Rest oration , ▁Iz umi ▁Ward ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Kan ag awa ▁Pref ect ure ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁In ▁the ▁c adas tr al ▁reform ▁of ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁numerous ▁villages ▁under ▁Kam ak ura ▁District . ▁During ▁the ▁Me iji ▁period , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁a ▁center ▁for ▁ser icult ure . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁