This was a part of his reconstruction plan of Kyoto, along with the construction of Jurakudai residence and Odoi (earth enclosure), and the transfer of temples to the area along the Teramachi-dori Street.
これは聚楽第や御土居の建設、寺院の寺町通への移動などと並ぶ秀吉の京都改造事業の一貫である。