When the station was opened in 1913, the station was named "Rokujizo-san" because Daizenji, which is also one of the Kyoto Rokujizo (Rokujizo) in the west-northwest of the Sta., has been popular since ancient times. It was a single station of Keihan Long, in 1992, the JR station was established in the Uji City side, and the subway station was opened in 2004, and the Keihan Uji line, the Nara Line of JR West, and the railway station on the Tozai line of the subway have the same name. The subway is the only subway station located outside Kyoto.