This Tsukushi Province is a place that serves as a gate to come and go to far and near places. (snip) Establish a miyake (government-ruled area) by Nanotsu (old name for Hakata Otsu)' in the section for the year 536 in "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan)
『日本書紀』宣化天皇元年（536年）条の「夫れ筑紫国は、とおくちかく朝（もう）で届（いた）る所、未来（ゆきき）の関門（せきと）にする所なり。（中略）官家（みやけ）を那津（なのつ、博多大津の古名）の口（ほとり）に脩（つく）り造（た）てよ」