The Emperor Yuryaku, on his way to propose to Kusaka no Hatabi no Himemiko, found a scene to cavil about at the house of Shiki no Agatanushi (Shikiagatanushi-jinja Shrine), saying that it looked like the Imperial Palace with Katsuogi (ornamental logs arranged orthogonal to the ridge of a Shinto shrine) on the top, and obtained a white dog with a cloth on it.
雄略天皇は草香幡梭皇女に求婚する道の途中で、志貴県主（参考：志貴県主神社）の館が鰹木を上げて皇居に似ていると何癖をつけ、布を掛けた白犬を手に入れる。