When Yoshino, the base of the Southern Court surrendered in 1348 in the period of the Northern and Southern Courts, the Emperor Gomurakami entered Ano (currently Nishiyoshino Town, Gojo City) and the Southern Court was placed temporarily.
南北朝時代の1348年に南朝の本拠地である吉野が陥落した際に、後村上天皇が賀名生（現在の五條市西吉野町）に入り、一時期南朝が置かれた。