It was born through cross-fertilization between Shin No. 200, which was the later generation of Kame no o, and Kikusui, which was in turn the later generation of Omachi, at the prefectural agricultural experiment station of Niigata Prefecture.
同県農業試験場にて亀の尾の後代にあたる新200号と、雄町の後代にあたる菊水を交配させることによって誕生。