It is said that when the rumor went around that a ghost appeared in the tenshukaku (keep or tower) of Sakamoto-jo Castle night after night, Toshiie applied for the test of courage personally, and after spending all night there, he came back from the tenshukaku as if nothing had happened, so he was praised for his courageousness by Hideyoshi.
坂本城の天守閣に夜な夜な幽霊が出るという噂が立ったとき、自ら肝試しを志願して一晩過ごし、何事も無かったように天守閣から戻ってきた為、秀吉から豪胆ぶりを讃えられたと言われている。