It is said that her adopted mother, Shizu (静), pitied star-crossed Okiku, presented a wooden sculpture of Okiku to Hofuku-ji Temple (Hannan City), the family temple of the Goto, and prayed for the repose of her soul.
養母の静は薄幸なお菊を哀れみ､後藤家の菩提寺である法福寺(阪南市)にお菊の木像を納め、冥福を祈ったという。