According to the tenth volume of "Genpei Seisuiki" (an extended version of Heike Monogatari), when Kenreimonin, Chugu (Empress) of Emperor Takakura, gave birth to a child, her mother Niidono conducted Hashiura at Ichijo Modoribashi Bridge.
『源平盛衰記』巻十によれば、高倉天皇の中宮建礼門院の出産のときに、その母の二位殿が一条戻橋で橋占を行った。