Town that includes the name 'Kurisuno' is the former Oaza Kurisuno, Yamashinacho Town, that was reorganized into the four towns when it was integrated into Higashiyamaku Ward in 1931.
「栗栖野」を冠称する町名はもとの山科町大字栗栖野で、昭和6年、当時の東山区へ編入された際、4町に編成された。