It has been passed down that either the descendants of people who were defeated in the battle of Kurikara Pass or those of TAIRA no Koremori, who was defeated by MINAMOTO no Yoshinaka, settled here.
倶利伽羅峠の戦いで敗れた者の子孫という説、あるいは源義仲に敗れた平維盛の子孫が住みついたという説がある。