Towns that included the name 'Hino-oka' were former Oaza Hino-oka, Yamashinacho Town, which were reorganized into eight towns when it was integrated into the Higashiyamaku Ward in 1931.
「日ノ岡」を冠称する町名はもとの山科町大字日ノ岡で、昭和6年、当時の東山区へ編入された際、8町に編成された。