The hanamachi was said to have been transferred to Nijo-matenokoji by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI in the Momoyama period and to the areanear Rokujo in the Edo period; it was referred to as 'Rokujo-misuji Town,' having produced renownedgeishasuchas Yoshino-dayu (Geisha Yoshino with the honorarysuffix 'dayu' for geisha added).
It was the naturalsandbankfloatingin 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.