On the other hand, Yagi-cho located 1.5 kilometers to the northeast of Imai-cho was a traffic hub linking routes to and from Nara, Kyoto, Naniwa, Ise, Yokkaichi, Yoshino, and Kishu whereby it seems that the area around Yagi developed into a merchant town from long ago and became a thriving business center over time.
ところが今井町より東北1.5㎞の位置にある八木町は、奈良・京都・難波・伊勢・四日市・吉野・紀州路への交通の拠点で、八木周辺はその意味で古くから町屋化し、自然と商業も盛んになったようである。