Emperor Yozei is described as a tyrant in later records, which recount that he was said to have enjoyed catching frogs and snakes, having dogs and monkeys fight with each other, and ordering people to climb trees so he could watch them fall to their deaths.
陽成天皇は後の記録には暴君として描かれており、それによると天皇は蛙を捕え、蛇を捕え、または犬と猿を闘わせて喜び、人を木に登らせて墜落死させたという。