Rikushoji including Hossho-ji Temple which Emperor Shirakawa had built were constructed in the eastern part near the Kamo-gawa River (Yodo-gawa River system), and in Shirakawa, one after the other.
白河天皇の建立した法勝寺をはじめとする六勝寺が鴨川(淀川水系)の東、白河の地にあいついで造営された。