In "Kokin Wakashu Jomonsho Sanryu-sho" (Excerpts from "A Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poetry "and explanatory notes) in the Medieval Period, there is an anecdote that Emperor Itoku visited Izumo County and met SUSANO no Mikoto (a deity of Japanese Mythology).
なお、中世の『古今和歌集序聞書三流抄』には、天皇が出雲国に行幸して、素戔嗚尊に出会うという逸話が見える。