This has been the shortest route between Osaka and Nara since the Nara period. It is said that when Matsuo Basho passed by, the chrysanthemums were in full bloom. ``Perhaps it's a festival where you climb up in the scent of chrysanthemums.'' From here, Basho fled to Osaka and died at Yodoyabashi Bridge. During the Edo period, it developed as a route for pilgrims to Ise.