The formation of the Oda District during the Ritsuryô Period is un-documented. We may safely assume, however, that formation took place in the Pre-Taika Period by the aggregation of parts of the two
agata of Kibi-Naka and Kawashima to Hokuki which, consequently, became the central part of the Oda District.
Oda is the name of both the whole district and the central part of the district. Many names connected with the
Gûke (District Office) have been found in the central part and the Kôri-gongen-gu, which was probably the central shrine for the entire district during the Ritsuryô Period, is still extant.
The so-called Oda Umaya (Oda Relay-station) was probably located in Maido east of Oda. Many roof tiles from the temple which was probably the
Gunji (the district temple connected with the
Gûke) have also been found in Maido.
Since both Oda, which gave its name to the whole district, and Maido, which is near Oda, show traces of having been centers of the district, we conclude that the
Gûke was established in Oda.
The San-yo Road is thought to have passed through the southeastern part of the
Gûke area; thus, we can infer that the
Gûke had easy access to land transportation. Moreover, since the
Gûke was situated on the Oda River, it must have been connected to good water transportation links.
Judging from the fact that three different
Jôri systems have been found in the comparatively small Oda valley, it seems certain that the
Gûke was established at the time when the
Jôri systems were being enacted. As the southern side of the
Gûke is 6
cho (about 654 meters) in length, it can be assumed that the
Gûke was 6
cho square.
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