A carpenter named Jubei whose life was dedicated to building a Gojunoto, is depicted in a novel "Gojunoto," one of the representative works of 'Rohan KODA,' a novelist of the Meiji period.
明治の作家「幸田露伴」の代表作として、五重塔建立に一身を捧げる大工十兵衛の姿を描いた小説『五重塔』がある。