When the Taira clan was exiled from the capital in 1183, he rushed to Ninna-ji Temple and returned "Aoyama" which he was granted and offered waka; such episode was famous in 'Tsunemasa no Miyakoochi' (Tsunemasa's Flight from the Capital) of "Heike Monogatari" (The tale of the Heike) and 'An episode of Tsunemasa's visit to Ninna-ji Temple' article of "Genpei Seisuiki" (The Rise and Decline of the Minamoto and Taira clans), etc.
寿永2年の平家都落ちの際に仁和寺に駆けつけ、拝領の『青山』を返上し和歌を残した逸話は、『平家物語』中「経正都落」、『源平盛衰記』中「経正仁和寺宮ヘ参リシ事」条などで著名である。