After the transfer of the national capital to Nagaoka-kyo, there were times that Naramachi fell into a decline but, subsequently, it gradually became a booming area being the temple town of Todai-ji Temple and Kasuga-Taisha Shrine.
長岡京遷都後は衰退の時期もあったが、東大寺や春日大社の門前町としてしだいに活況を見せる。