They say that Yokobue, the heroine of the tale of tragic love known by "The Tale of the Heike" and 'Nyudo TAKIGUCHI' by Chogyu TAKAYAMA, lived in this building after becoming a nun.
『平家物語』や高山樗牛の「滝口入道」で知られる悲恋物語のヒロイン・横笛が尼となった後に住んだとされる建物。