Sangobei SASANO, a former feudal retainer of the Satsuma Domain, was adopted by Sugisai SASANO, the chief priest of the Tanjo-Hachiman Shrine, thanks to the efforts of his close friend Gengobei HISHIKAWA, but fell in love with Oman, the daughter of a nearby merchant, Chigusaya, and the rumor of their relationship spread throughout the town.
元薩摩藩士の笹野三五兵衛は、朋友である菱川源五兵衛の尽力で、誕生八幡の神主・笹野杉斎の養子となるも、近くの商家千草屋の娘・おまんと恋仲になって、その噂は町内に知れ渡っていた。