It was the natural sandbank floating in the wetland called Oguraike Pond, but Uji-gawa River was renovated due to the construction of Fushimi-jo Castle of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI during the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
巨椋池とよばれる湿地帯に浮かぶ自然の砂州であったが、安土桃山時代、豊臣秀吉の伏見城築城に伴い、宇治川の改修工事が行われた。