Some say that Ugayafukiaezu is the same as Tentsushi, who appeared in a tale of Yashiro-go (Yasugi City, Shimane Prefecture) in Izumo no kuni fudoki (the topography of Izumo Province).
また、出雲国風土記の屋代郷(島根県安来市)の地名説話に出てくる天津子がウガヤフキアエズともいう説がある。