During the Edo period Fushimi was a traffic hub because the Takeda-kaido Road and the Takase-gawa River (Kyoto Prefecture) channel were developed at the same time as the Fushimi-kaido Road for use as a land route and water route respectively to transport goods between Kyo and Fushimi.
江戸時代の伏見は交通の要衝であり、京と伏見の間の物資の運搬路として、この伏見街道に並行して、陸路の竹田街道や、水路の高瀬川(京都府)水運が開かれた。