Additionally, Kasagi-cho has the Kasagi-dera Temple, which was designated as the anzaisho (a temporary palace) of Emperor Godaigo during the Genko no Ran (Genko Rebellion) in 1331.
また、元弘の乱（1331年）の際に後醍醐天皇の行在所となった笠置寺が笠置町にある。