With Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI's construction of Fushimi-jo Castle, Uji-gawa River underwent modifications: A road was built to connect Fushimi-juku (Kyo-kaido Road) with Mukojima (Kyoto Prefecture) on the other side of the river, crossing the river over Ogura-zutsumi bank and it was named Yamato-kaido Road. 
豊臣秀吉の伏見城築城によって宇治川が改修され、伏見宿(京街道)から対岸の向島(京都府)に渡り、小倉堤上の道を抜ける街道が整備され、大和街道と呼ばれるようになった。