The waka 'the kadomatsu is a milestone for the trip to the world of the dead, so it may or may not be happy' is said to have been written by Ikkyu Sojun, but some people maintain that his close courtesan Jigoku Dayu wrote it for him.
「門松は冥途の旅の一里塚めでたくもありめでたくもなし」の歌は一休宗純の作とされているが、一休と親交のあった遊女、地獄太夫が一休のために詠んだものとの説もある。