According to the tales, Shojo appeared in the sea, except for a tale in the topography "Urami Kanwa" written by Kofu Kinban-shi (the Kofu Service, Shigekata NODA) which says that Shojo appeared in Mt. Jizo-dake, west of Kofu (present Yamanashi Prefecture), and was shot by a huntsman.
江戸時代中期に甲府勤番士の著した地誌書『裏見寒話』では、山梨県の西地蔵岳で猟師が猩猩に遭って銃で撃った話があるが、そのほかの地域では猩猩はほとんど海に現れている。