The area surrounded by Odoi was extremely large compared to the urban area at that time, and some areas at the west and at the north were farmlands until the end of the Second World War.
御土居の囲む範囲は当時の市街地に比べ極めて広く、西部や北部においては第2次世界大戦後まで農地が広がっていた場所すらある。