It is generally introduced as the area centering on the intersection of Hokkoku-kaido Road and Otemon Street (Mino-tanigumi-kaido Road) where is known as 'Fudanotsuji,' whose name originated from the fact that the board called "kousatsu" was erected on the place for the official announcements during the Edo period.
一般に北国街道と大手門通り（美濃谷汲街道）の交差点である「札の辻」（江戸時代に高札が立った場所であることに由来）を中心とする区域として紹介されることが多い。