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A district in the north of Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Formerly Tsukuba Town. Incorporated into Tsukuba City in 1988 (Showa 63). Located at the southwest foot of Mount Tsukuba. Opened in ancient times by worship of Mount Tsukuba, the temple town of Tsukuba was formed when Tsukuba-san Temple (Chuzen-ji Temple) was founded in the early Heian period. Oda in the district was the castle residence of the Oda clan, while Hojo was a commercial area on the key route to the approach to Mount Tsukuba Shrine, and both prospered. In the early modern period, Tsukuba was the domain of temples and shrines, while the rest was the domain of the Tsuchiura Domain. The ruins of Oda Castle, where Kitabatake Chikafusa wrote "Jinnō Shōtōki," is a nationally designated historic site.

[Akitoshi Sakurai]

"Collection of Tsukuba Town History Documents, 4 volumes (1978-1981, Tsukuba Town)"

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

茨城県つくば市北部の地区。旧筑波町。1988年（昭和63）つくば市に編入。筑波山の南西麓(ろく)に位置する。古代に筑波山信仰で開け、平安初期に筑波山寺（中禅(ちゅうぜん)寺）が創建されて門前町筑波が形成された。地区内の小田(おだ)は小田氏の居城地、北条は筑波山神社参道の要路にあたる商業地で、繁栄した。近世は、筑波は寺社領、そのほかは土浦藩領であった。北畠親房(きたばたけちかふさ)が『神皇正統記』を著した小田城跡は国指定史跡。

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『『筑波町史史料集』全4巻（1978～1981・筑波町）』

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