Since the Yasedoji were introduced in the book titled, "Tenno no Kageboshi" (A Silhouette of the Emperor) written by Naoki INOSE, they have been well known for carrying coffins of successive Emperors; however, they did not carry all the Emperor's coffins from Emperor Godaigo onward in fact, and especially in the early-modern times, they discontinued their service for a long time.
猪瀬直樹の『天皇の影法師』で紹介されて以来、歴代天皇の棺を担ぐ者として有名になったが、実際には後醍醐天皇以降の全ての天皇の棺を担いだわけではなく、特に近世においては長く断絶した期間もあった。