Jurigi and Political Office

The road along the river from north to west of Noba High School is an old road called Kamakurashita Road. There are various legends around this road that make you feel the history of this area.
First of all, the castle. Once upon a time-Before the Kamakura period, it is said that there was a castle called Iijima Castle on the other side of this road.
At that time, the castle was like a fort or a slowdown table, and was built on a hill with a good view so that enemies could quickly find enemies coming from afar. It is said that Iijima Castle was moved to the current Noba Chuo Park in the Kamakura period because this view was only one view.
The place name in this area is called "political place". In the Heian period, the office of the manor, which is the territory of the royal family and aristocrats, was called the government office. An important government office that took the politics of the Shogunate during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods. Of course, this "political office" was also found in Kamakura and Kyoto. Also, the wives of aristocrats and warlords were called "Kitamasasho"-the wife of Yoritomo Minamoto, Masako Hojo, was also called this, or there may have been such a person's territory.
But why did it remain as the place name of Noba?
In addition, there are nine place names with "towns" such as "Maetamachi" and "Fukadacho". Why was such a place name given to this place, which seems to have been deep in the mountains at that time?
Unfortunately, there is no proof of the origin of the place name, even if it is a castle. It is a phantom castle, a mysterious place name. However, from these traditions, from the Heian period to the Kamakura period, Nobacho may have been an important place.
In addition, there is also a place called "Juriki". This is a story of the Edo period. It is said that it was just tensato from Edo Nihonbashi, so it was called. It may have been a landmark tree. If you measure it on a map, it's about 40 kilometers. One ri is 4 kilometers, so it's exactly 10 ri.
The fact that this place name indicates that this road was also actively used in the Edo period.

This is a story recorded in "Hometown Konan's Old Story".
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