Mt. Kinugasa (Kyoto Prefecture), which constitutes the border between Kita Ward and Ukyo Ward, was named Kinukake-yama (literally, a mountain covered with a white silk cloth) because, according to a traditional folklore, Emperor Uda wished to see snow even in summer and had the mountain covered with a white silk cloth.
北区と右京区の境界を成す衣笠山(京都府)は、宇多天皇が夏のさなかに雪が見たいと所望して白絹をかけたという故事から「きぬかけ山」とも呼ばれた。