In his work 'Kaido-o-yuku,' there is a passage describing that Ryotaro SHIBA came to visit 'Tsuruki Soba' near Hiyoshi-taisha Shrine but, by mistake, he went to another soba restaurant by the name of 'Hiyoshi Soba,' (unrelated to the soba-chain restaurant of the identical name) instead.
司馬遼太郎が、日吉大社の近所の「鶴喜蕎麦」を目指して来たが、間違えて屋号が「日吉そば」（同名の立ち食い蕎麦チェーン店とは無関係）の蕎麦屋に入ってしまう行が街道をゆくにある。