It is famous for having housed studios for historical dramas by film companies; a large number of these studios stood close together such as those run by Makino Production by Shozo MAKINO and his son Masahiro MAKINO, Bando Tsumasaburo Production, Kataoka Chiezo Production and other small and medium sized film companies.
かつて多くの映画会社が時代劇映画の撮影所を置いていたことで知られ、牧野省三・マキノ雅弘親子らのマキノプロ、阪東妻三郎プロ、片岡千恵蔵プロなどのほか、中小の映画会社のおびただしい数の撮影所が密集した。