In addition, because it says in Otogi Zoshi, 'Leaving the waters of Naniwa where I used to live, my heart races to the Capital,' it is said that present-day Dotonbori-gawa River is the water of Naniwa from which he embarked on his trip to Kyoto in a bowl.
また御伽草子には「すみなれし難波の浦をたちいでて都へいそぐわが心かな」とあるため、椀に乗って京に向って出発した難波の浦は、現在の道頓堀川だと言い伝えられている。