Moreover, it is said that on March 18, 945, Kannon (Deity of Mercy) stood by Kinmasa's bed and said 'if you eat the blue, red, and black seaweeds available off this island, you will be healthy, fortunate, and earn Buddhahood in after life.'
また、天慶八年（945年）の3月18日に公雅の枕元に観音様が立ち「この沖合に生ずる青、赤、黒三通りの海草を食すれば、無病開運、来世は必ず仏果を得べし。」と告げた。