Prince Mayowa was playing under the tower ("takadono" in Japanese) in 456; still a young child (according to recorded document he was seven years old), he overheard the entire conversation about his father's death, between the Emperor Anko and his mother.
安康天皇3年（456年）8月、年幼くして（記に7歳とする）楼（たかどの）の下で遊んでいた王は、天皇と母の会話を残らず盗み聞いた。