Takebe

The former name of a town (Takebe-cho) in Mitsu-gun, central Okayama Prefecture. It is currently a district in Kita-ku, Okayama City. It is located in the midstream of the Asahi River. In 1967 (Showa 42), Takebe-cho (established as a town in 1955) on the right bank of the Asahi River and Fukuwatari-cho (established as a town in 1922) in Kume-gun on the left bank merged to form the new Takebe Town, with its town hall located in Fukuwatari. In 2007 (Heisei 19), it was incorporated into Okayama City. The JR Tsuyama Line, National Routes 53 and 484 run through it. The former town area is bordered by the Asahi River, and lies in Mimasaka Province to the east and Bitchu Province to the west. During the Edo period, Fukuwatari was located halfway between the castle towns of Okayama and Tsuyama, and flourished as a post town for traffic to and from Tsuyama and as a stopover on the Asahikawa water transport route, with the Tsuyama domain's guard post located there. Takebe was the encampment town of the Ikeda clan, a chief retainer of the Okayama domain. Rice and dairy farming are the main agricultural industries. There are small and medium-sized factories producing clothing, electrical machinery parts, etc., and many people commute to the central city of Okayama. The prefectural Asahikawa Dam is located in Asahikawa.

[Shogo Yuihama]

"A Brief History of Fukuwatari Town" (1954, Fukuwatari Town)" ▽ "A Brief History of Takebe Town" (1977, Takebe Town)" ▽ "The History of Takebe Town, 3 volumes (1991-1995, Takebe Town)"

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岡山県中央部、御津郡(みつぐん)にあった旧町名（建部町(ちょう)）。現在は岡山市北区の一地区。旭(あさひ)川中流域にある。1967年（昭和42）旭川右岸の建部町（1955町制）と左岸の久米(くめ)郡福渡(ふくわたり)町（1922町制）が合併して新しい建部町が発足し、役場は福渡に置かれた。2007年（平成19）岡山市に編入。JR津山線、国道53号、484号が通じる。旧町域は旭川を境にして東は美作(みまさか)国、西は備中(びっちゅう)国にあたる。福渡は江戸時代には岡山、津山両城下町の中間にあり、津山往来の宿場、また旭川水運の中継地として栄え、津山藩番所が置かれた。建部は岡山藩の家老池田氏の陣屋町であった。農業は稲作と酪農が中心となっている。衣料、電気機械部品などの中小工場があり、また岡山市の中心市街地への通勤者も多い。旭川には県営旭川ダムがある。

［由比浜省吾］

『『福渡町略史』（1954・福渡町）』▽『『建部町略史』（1977・建部町）』▽『『建部町史』全3巻（1991～1995・建部町）』

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