This was because the play was written at that time with a little consideration of following according to a historical evidence, and Terakoya and families into education used to worship the Tenjin statues, and guests during the Edo Period had a strong connection with Tenjin.
これは当時の作劇において時代考証に対する意識が薄かったことと、寺子屋や教育に熱心な家庭では天神の像を祀る習俗があり、江戸時代の観客にとっては天神とのつながりが深い場所であったことによる。