This road was also an extension of the street called Higashi Shichibo Oji (used as a border of Todai-ji Temple and Kofuku-ji Temple), which ran along the eastern end of Heijo-kyo from north to south.
この道はまた、平城京の東端を南北に通っていた東七坊大路（東大寺と興福寺の境をなす）の延長でもある。