Formerly, it was said that in this area there was Kudara-daiji Temple (one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara and also precursor of Daian-ji Temple), and it is recorded in an article of July of the year 639 in the "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan).
かつては『日本書紀』舒明天皇11年（639年）7月条に言及されている、いわゆる「百済大寺」（南都七大寺の1つである大安寺の前身）がこの地にあったとも言われた。