This site offers an amazing view of the city of Kyoto and is said to be the location where a statue of a Shogun was installed to defend the Emperor's palace when Emperor Kanmu relocated the capital city to Heijokyo.
桓武天皇が平城京遷都にあたり、王城鎮護のため将軍の像を埋めたところと伝え、京都市街の見晴らしがよい。