In "Chinsetsu yumiharizuki" (The Crescent Moon) the book written by Bakin KYOKUTEI in the Edo period, featuring Tamenaka's older brother, Tametomo, as the main character, Tamenaka appeared as a messenger from heaven who came to take Tametomo.
兄の為朝を主人公にした江戸時代の曲亭馬琴の読本『椿説弓張月』の中では、為朝を天から迎えにくる使者として登場する。