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in the Edo period, this road ran from Namba through Kizu and merged with
the Kishu highway at Kohama Nakazaike (present-day Higashi-Kohama in Sumiyoshi-ku).
The name Kotsuma is a remnant of the name of the village up until the
Taisho period?Kotsuma Village, Nishinari-gun?after which the area got
its present name, Tamade. The highway was once a bustling thoroughfare;
nowadays, it's more suited to a relaxing stroll. |