Though stories about wearing hosonaga are also seen in archaistic tales such as the "Iwashimizu Monogatari" (Tale of Iwashimizu) written during the Kamakura period, it is thought that it may have only been described to create the atmosphere of the ancient times.
細長の着用は『石清水物語』をはじめとする鎌倉時代の擬古物語にも見えるが、この時代にはまさに擬古的な雰囲気を出すために記されただけであろうと思われる。