At the outset of the project, the domain intended to planarize the land, completely leveling the mounds (that were islands before), and the surplus earth and the logged pine trees were to be utilized to develop a vast agricultural land, however, the chief priest named Kakurin of Kanman-ji Temple, a local famous temple with a long history, began an opposition campaign.
当初は小山（元・島）を全て潰し、その残土や刈り出した松の木を使って広大な農地を開発する予定であったが、地元の名刹・蚶満寺住職の覚林が景勝地の開拓に反対運動を始めた。