According to the article about Emperor Suiko in 613 recorded in the "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan), the Takenouchi-kaido Road was a Japan's oldest 'kando' (a road that is improved, managed, and maintained by the Japanese nation) recorded as 'a Ooji (road) was laid out from Nanba to the capital (Asuka).'
竹内街道は日本書紀の推古天皇二十一年（613年）の条に「難波より京（飛鳥）に至る大道（おおじ）を置く」と記されていた、日本最古の「官道」。