For example, in "Kojiki" ("The Records of Ancient Matters"), there is described an anecdote of Emperor Kenzo and HEGURI no Shibi who had fought for the love of a woman by exchange of poems at Tsubakichi (or Tsubaichi) market.
、『古事記』には顕宗天皇と平群鮪とが女をめぐり海石榴市で歌をたたかわせた逸話が残っている。