It was originally called Gojo-dori Street because the Gojo-ohashi Bridge crossing the Kamo-gawa River (Yodo-gawa watersystem) was moved to Rokujo-bomon-koji Street by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, whowanted to visit Hoko-ji Temple.
It originates from Bunrokutei Bank, which Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI had the Mori family buildat the leftbank of the Yodo-gawa River in February 1596 asapart of the Fushimi Castle construction, which he had started in 1594.
Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, when hemoved to Fushimi, builtabank (Ogura-zutsumi bank) around Ogura-ike and anewroad (Yamato-kaido Road) linking Nara and Fushimi.