After that in 1689, Ekiken KAIBARA, a Confusian scholar, wrote in his book "Kishi Kiko (literally, 'travel in the year of Kishi')"(travel in Tango, Tanba Province and Wakasa Province), as "it is reasonable to name Amanohashidate as one of three scenic spots in Japan "in the section referring to travel in Amanohashidate.
その後、1689年（元禄2年）に儒学者・貝原益軒が、その著書『己巳紀行（きしきこう）』（丹波国丹後若狭国紀行）において、天橋立を旅したくだりで天橋立を「日本の三景の一とするも宜也」と記している。