In the period of the Northern and the Southern Courts (Japan), an Anzaisho (a temporary lodging built to accommodate an Imperial visit) for the emperors of the Southern Court, Emperor Gomurakami, Emperor Chokei and Emperor Gokameyama, was placed here.
南北朝時代には南朝の後村上天皇・長慶天皇・後亀山天皇の行在所が置かれていた。