According to legend, Shuten Doji, based at Mt. Oe, Kyoto, often appeared in the urban area of Kyoto with many of his subordinates, including Ibaraki Doji, kidnapped noble princesses to make them serve him or filleted and ate them raw, according to the legend.
京都に上った酒呑童子は、茨木童子をはじめとする多くの鬼を従え、大江山を拠点として、しばしば京都に出現し、若い貴族の姫君を誘拐して側に仕えさせたり、刀で切って生のまま喰ったりしたという。