He wrote 'Shinshu no kuni mushuku furai haijin Seigetsu' (Seigetsu, a haiku poet wandering around Shinano Province without settling) as a piece of his serial story, "Shokoku kijin den" (stories of unique people in various provinces) which he was writing at that time in 'Bungei shunju' (magazine).
そして、当時「文藝春秋(雑誌)」に連載していた『諸国畸人伝』の一篇として「信濃国無宿風来俳人井月」を執筆。