When Nobunaga came to stay in the capital in April of 1576 he stayed at Myokaku-ji Temple in Nijo (different from its present location), but he was enamored with the view of the garden at the Nijo family's mansion which was adjacent to the temple on the east side.
信長は天正4年（1576年）4月に京に滞在した際、二条の妙覚寺（現在地とは異なる）に宿泊したが、寺の東側に隣接する二条家の屋敷の庭の眺望を気に入った。