tsˈuːkjuːbˌæmɚɹˌaɪ wʌzɐ pjˈʊɹli ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl ˈɛɹiə ʌntˈɪl lˈɑːɹdʒ skˈeɪl hˈaʊzɪŋ dɪvˈɛləpmənt bɪɡˈæn ˈæftɚ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z, ænd baɪ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, wɪððɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ʌvðə dʒˈoʊbən ɛkspɹˈɛsweɪ ænd sˈɛvɹəl ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl pˈɑːɹks, ðɪ ˈɛɹiə ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋli bɪkˌeɪm ɐ kəmjˈuːɾɚ tˈaʊn fɚðə tˈoʊkɪˌoʊ mətɹˈɑːpəlˌɪs.
Tsukubamirai was a purely agricultural area until large scale housing development began after the 1960s, and by the 1980s, with the opening of the Joban Expressway and several industrial parks, the area increasingly became a commuter town for the Tokyo Metropolis.