Prince Shotoku saw strange light when he visited this location with Eji, a monk of Goryeo (Goguryeo) (kingdom of Korea), who was visiting Japan at that time.
聖徳太子は当時来朝していた高麗（高句麗）の僧・恵慈（えじ）とともにこの地に至った時、山中に不思議な光を見た。