It used to be Uchi County in ancient times, and there are shrines based on the Engishiki (an ancient book for codes and procedures on national rites and prayers), including Uchi-jinja Shrine and Adahime-jinja Shrine (former Ada-go) dedicated by Hayato ADA who was forced to move to Yamato Province.
古代の宇智郡の地であり、宇智神社を始め、大和に移住させられた阿田隼人が祭った阿陀比売神社（旧・阿陀郷）などの延喜式内社が鎮座する。