Being a captive, Shigehira was not allowed to enter Kyoto, and as they came near Hino through the Daigo road, which is located between Otsu City and Yamashina Ward of Kyoto City, Shigehira made his last plea, saying, 'I don't have any children that I need to worry about; however, I have a wife who lives near here, so please allow me to see her and to tell her what to do after my death,' upon which convoy samurais, moved to tears, granted his request.
罪人なので京には入らず、大津市から山科区を経てる醍醐路を通り、日野の近くに差しかかった時、重衡は護送の武士に「私には子がないので思い残すことはないのですが、この近くに妻がおりますので今一度対面して後生のことなど申し伝えておきたいのです」と最後の情けを願い、武士たちも涙してこれを許した。