 This is the reason for Takaoka being nicknamed Manyō City.Originally, the Takaoka region was called "Sekino", but when Maeda Toshinaga of Kaga Domain took control of the city in 1609, he named it after a verse from the religious poem "Shihen" which includes the word "Takaoka".In addition to this, the fact that Takaoka Castle was built on a slightly elevated shoreline is thought to be another possible origin for the name Takaoka, since "Taka" means "high" and "Oka" means "hill or elevated land".