 During the Kamakura period, the area was also known for its foundry industry for the production of bells for Buddhist temples.The area came under the control of the Ashikaga clan in the early Muromachi period and was later part of the territories of the Later Hōjō clan from Odawara.With the start of the Edo period, the area was "tenryō" territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate, but administered through various "hatamoto", as well as exclaves under the control of Odawara Domain, Sakura Domain, Mutsuura Domain, Ogino-Yamanaka Domain and Karasuyama Domain.