History
In the north eastern corner of Sugito ancient burial and 
shell mounds and Stone Age implements have been discovered from about 12 000 years ago.
shell mounds and Stone Age implements have been discovered from about 12 000 years ago.During the Kamakura era, Tokyo's ferry sailed the Furatone river (along Sugito's border) connecting Kamakura to the south and Ooshyuu to the north. As cedar woods were plentiful the ferry became known as the cedar ferry (Sugi no Watashi) and the towns name is a derivative of this.
During the Edo era (1862-1912) Sugito area was a resting point (post stop) along Nikkou Higway number 5 and the town developed in its capacity as 'Sugito Inn.' In 1889 the local villages offically merged to become Sugito Town and it became the main administrative area for eastern Saitama. Later, this regional jurisdiction was abolished and Sugito town remains.