It is said that Kenshin heard of Shingen's death while eating, he dropped his chopsticks and cried out saying, 'I lost the closest rival, and such a hero will never appear again in this world (according to "Nihon Gaishi" (historical book on Japan).'
信玄の死を伝え聞いた食事中の謙信は、「吾れ好敵手を失へり、世に復たこれほどの英雄男子あらんや（『日本外史』より）」と箸を落として号泣したという。