It is believed that TAIRA no Fujifusa (also called FUJIWARA no Fujifusa) escaped to this place, and historical spots like Taisho-zuka (burial mounds of the general) and Heike-sugi (cedar trees related to the Taira clan) are still found here and there.
平藤房（藤原藤房とも）らが落ち延びたとされ、大将塚・平家杉などの史跡が散在する。