In Shiga prefecture, a strange light called abura-bo was said to appear from the end of spring through summer in Hoshika village, Yasu district (the present Yasu city), and it was said to be a Buddhist monk who had stolen lamp oil from Mt.Hiei then turned himself into it.
滋賀県では、野洲郡欲賀村（現・野洲市）に、晩春から夏にかけて油坊という怪火が現れたと伝えらており、比叡山の灯油を盗んだ僧侶が変化したものといわれた。