Literature from those days such as "Konjaku Monogatari Shu" (The Tale of Times Now Past) includes some episodes about sumo wrestlers who went to the Imperial Court to attend Sumai no Sachie from various regions throughout Japan.
『今昔物語集』などの当時の説話には、相撲節会におもむく全国各地の力士たちにまつわるエピソードが紹介されている。