Goban-cho was redeveloped during the early Edo period, and as people moved in and "Gosho" (the imperial palace) expanded, they formed "Niuri-jaya" (tea houses selling boiled vegetables, fish and beans) for visitors going to Kitano Tenmangu Shrine or Mt. Atago; in later days, these shops changed their business and the area formed the geisha quarter.
再開発をされたのが江戸時代初期、御所拡大に伴い移住してきた住民が北野天満宮、愛宕山への参拝客を相手に煮売茶屋をはじめ、それが花街として発展してゆくのである。