It is said that he had to wear geta (wooden clogs) with one support as the trails in Mt. Osugi in those days were full of rocks and normal geta with two supports would not work due to rocks and pebbles being caught between the supports.
当時の大杉山は岩がゴロゴロとしており、通常の下駄では石や岩が挟まってしまうため、一本歯の下駄を履かれたという。