According to some legends, she went after Yoshitsune along with her maids, and there are tombstones believed to be her grave remaining in Sekigahara Town of Gifu Prefecture, Maebashi City of Gunma Prefecture, Koriyama Town (currently, Kagoshima City) of Kagoshima Prefecture and Hanno City of Saitama Prefecture.
侍女と共に義経を追いかけたという伝承もあり、岐阜県関ヶ原町・群馬県前橋市・鹿児島県郡山町（現鹿児島市）・埼玉県飯能市には常盤の墓と言われるものがある。