It is said that after losing Princess Nishikite during the escape, Koteko stayed in the regions having similar atmosphere to her hometown, Yamato Province, which regions are present Kawamata-machi, Date-gun, Fukushima Prefecture and Tsukidate-machi, Date City, Fukushima Prefecture, and she planted mulberry trees there and passed on the art of sericulture to the people living there.
旅の途中に錦代皇女を亡くした小手子は、故郷の大和の風情に似た、現在の福島県伊達郡川俣町や伊達市(福島県)月舘町の地域にとどまり、桑を植え養蚕の技術を人々に広めたという。