Totsukawa has its uncommon history protected by the steep mountains; from ancient times Totsukawa was the place for exiles of noble birth including people in the Southern Court such as MINAMOTO no Yoshitsune, for runaway people from the times, and for people who aimed to return to the front stage.
険しい山に守られた稀有な歴史があり、古来より先述の南朝をはじめとして源義経など、貴種の流人、時勢の逃走者、表舞台への再起を志す者が多く辿り着く場所であった。