Ukifune, who had attempted suicide after being driven into a corner due to a dilemma between Nioumiya and Kaoru, lay in a coma at the foot of a big tree situated along the Yodo-gawa River.
匂宮と薫の板ばさみで追い詰められ、自殺を図った浮舟(源氏物語)は淀川沿いの大木の根元に昏睡状態で倒れていた。