It is also known that famous military commanders passed through here: For examples, it is said that MINAMOTO no Yoshitsune, famous for Ichinotani-no-kassen (Battle of Ichinotani), Takauji ASHIKAGA attacking Rokuhara Tandai (an administrative and judicial agency located at Rokuhara, Kyoto) and Mitsuhide AKECHI, famous for Honnoji-no-hen (Honnoji Incident) passed through here on their way to battle.
また、著名な武将がここを通過したことで知られ、一の谷の合戦の源義経、六波羅探題攻撃の足利高氏、本能寺の変の明智光秀などは皆ここを通って戦地に向かったとされている。