Since oharame is well known as fubutsushi (a poetic expression for certain events or things) of Kyoto, it is mentioned in works of contests of craftspeople in the medieval period such as ''Tohokuin Shokunin Zukushi Uta-awase" (Poetry Contest of Craftspeople of Tohokuin Temple)' and "Shichiju-ichi-ban Shokunin Uta-awase" (Poetory Contest Among People of Various Occupations in Seventy-one Rounds), and it also appears in Kyogen (farce played during a Noh cycle) and dance performances.
京都の風物詩として著名で、「東北院職人尽歌合」や「七十一番職人歌合」など中世の職人歌合において記され、狂言・舞踏にも登場する。