In the early Nara period, while training on Mt. Komagatake in Kiso, Enno Ozunu (a legendary holy man noted for his practice of mountain asceticism during the second half of the seventh century) received cordial hospitality from residents of Uchi no Kaya, the village along one of trails up the mountain.
奈良時代初期に役小角が木曽駒ヶ岳で修行中、幾つかある登山道の途中にある集落「内の萱」の里人に篤い持て成しを受けた。