In the Edo period, various businesses (such as making brushes, ink, mosquito nets, bleached cotton cloth, futon (Japanese-style bedding), swords, sake liquor and soy sauce) developed on the premises of Gango-ji Temple which is now registered as the world heritage.
江戸時代に入り、現在世界遺産に登録されている元興寺境内に様々な産業（筆、墨、蚊帳、晒、布団、刀、酒、醤油等）が発展した。