When he became widely known at the end of Showa Period, appearing in Hiroshi ARAMATA's novel, "Teito Monogatari" (The tale of the Imperial Capital), which takes as its theme of the spiritual protectors of Tokyo, he became popular as the "Guardian Spirit of Tokyo" among many followers of the occult.
昭和の終り、東京の霊的守護をテーマに盛り込んだ荒俣宏の小説『帝都物語』で採り上げられるなどして広く知れ渡ると、「東京の守護神」として多くのオカルトファンの注目を集めるようになった。