The original place name of Shitennoji was presumably 'Arabaki' and it is said to have been the land of the Mononobe clan who were considered as the branch of Jomon culture.
四天王寺の地の元来の地名は「荒墓邑」(アラバキ？)であり、場所は縄文系説が言われる物部氏の地に立てたと伝えられる。