It is said to have been built by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI during the Tenpo era or Bunroku period, when he stepped down as chief adviser to the Emperor and moved to Fushimi.
豊臣秀吉が、関白を辞し伏見に居を移すにあたって、天正年間あるいは文禄年間に京と伏見を結ぶ道として開いたといわれている。