Because it had contact with the fief of the Kishu Tokugawa family, one of Tokugawa gosanke (three privileged branches of Tokugawa family), disputes occurred periodically; Tadasuke OOKA, who was active as the Edo Machibugyo at the time of Shogun Yoshimune, served at the post for a time; and there is known to be a legend that Yoshimune TOKUGAWA, who was impressed by Tadasuke's work as Bugyo when he was chief of the Kishu clan, later chose him.
御三家のひとつ紀州徳川家領と接していることからしばしば係争が発生し、将軍吉宗時代に江戸町奉行として活躍する大岡忠相が務めたこともあり、奉行時代の忠相の働きに感心した紀州藩主時代の徳川吉宗が、のちに抜擢したという伝説があることでも知られる。