Takayama originated before the Onin War, and it was a giant-float parading the streets of Kyoto before "Ofuneboko" (a different yamaboko), but in 1826 the ornaments of Takayama become grossly stained from the raindrops of a hard shower, so parading the float stopped and in 1864, a big fire broke out at "Hamagurigomon no Hen" (the rebellion at the Hamaguri Gate) and burned the float except for some of it's ornaments and "Goshintai" (object of worship in Shinto).
応仁の乱以前に起源を持ち、大舩鉾の直前を巡行した大規模な曳山だったが、文政9年（1826年）に激しい夕立に遭って懸装品に甚だしい汚損を被ってしまい、休山していたところに元治元年（1864年）の蛤御門の変による大火で御神体と一部の懸装品を残して焼失。