During the Sengoku period of the 16th century, the town of Kohama developed into a typical temple town (寺内町 jinai-machi) around Gōshō-ji. However, the town and the temple were burned down by General Fukushima Masanori (福島正則) in 1595, by order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, because it was the hometown of one of the wives of Toyotomi Hidetsugu, called either Kohama-hime (小浜姫) or Kame-hime (亀姫).
During the Sengoku period in the 16th century, Kohama transformed into a typical temple town (jinai-machi) surrounding Gōshō-ji. Nevertheless, in 1595, General Fukushima Masanori, acting on Toyotomi Hideyoshi's command, destroyed both the town and the temple due to their connection to one of Toyotomi Hidetsugu's wives, who was known as either Kohama-hime or Kame-hime.