The Fudoki of Hitachi Province (常陸国風土記, hitachi no kuni fudoki?), a national geography completed in 721, says Tsukuba was named after a noble called Tsukuha no Mikoto (筑箪命?). According to the book, Tsukuba was once called Ki Province (紀国, ki no kuni?). Under the reign of Mimaki no Sumeramikoto (美麻貴天皇?) (Emperor Sujin), Tsukuha no Mikoto from the Uneme clan (采女氏, uneme uji?) was appointed as its governor. He had a strong desire to leave his name in history, so he renamed the province to Tsukuha, which is now pronounced Tsukuba. This description may be unhistorical, since Emperor Sujin is now considered to be a legendary person, but at least it suggests the name Tsukuba has been used from ancient times.
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