The form of this tale is as follows; a 73 year-old lady was staying in Hase-dera Temple for the night to pray, a shugensha (mountain ascetic of the Shugendo tradition) appeared and told her his amazing experiences, then she wrote them down.
73歳の老婆が、長谷寺に参籠中の夜、修験者が現れ、不思議な体験を語るのを書き留めたという形式になっている。