Town that includes the name 'Takehana' is the former Oaza Takehana, Yamashinacho Town, that was reorganized into the thirteen towns when it was integrated into Higashiyamaku Ward in 1931.
「竹鼻」を冠称する町名はもとの山科町大字竹鼻で、昭和6年、当時の東山区へ編入された際、13町に編成された。