Empress Dowager Shoken had a sharp nose, which was rare for a Japanese female during her time, so her husband, Emperor Meiji, is said to have teasingly nicknamed her 'Mrs. Tengu.'
その当時の日本女性には珍しく鼻筋の通った顔立ちであり、夫君の明治天皇にからかい混じりに「天狗さん」と渾名されていたという。