The book starts with the story of Genji and Hachiman Daibosatsu's relationship, and moves on to the stories of the historical episode of MINAMOTO no Yoshimitsu's flute during Zen Kunen no Eki (the Early Nine Years' War) and Gosannen no Eki (the Later Three Years' War), the exposure of MINAMOTO no Yoshichika's severed head, the domination over FUJIWARA no Yasuhira, MINAMOTO no Yoritomo's two attempts to conquer the capital (Kyoto) and Takauji ASHIKAGA's attempt to conquer the capital and the battle of Toji Temple.
源氏と八幡大菩薩の関係から始まり、前九年の役・後三年の役とその際にあった源義光の笛を巡る故事、源義親の梟首、藤原泰衡討伐、源頼朝の2度の上洛、足利尊氏の上洛及び東寺合戦について記している。