Since ancient times, there has been a road to Nara along the eastern side of the Kamo-gawa River in Kyoto, and it was named Hosshoji-michi Street or Hossho-ji-Oji after Hossho-ji Temple, which held great power over the area along the eastern bank of the Kamo-gawa River.
京都の鴨川東岸には、古くから奈良へ至る道が通っており、平安時代に鴨川東岸に広く勢力を有していた法性寺の名から、法性寺路または法性寺大路と呼ばれた。