Shizuka Gozen

According to the Gikeiki, Shizuka was invited at one point by Retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa, along with 99 other dancers, to dance for rain after the chanting of 100 Buddhist monks failed to bring that same result.

Though the 99 dancers likewise failed to bring rain, Shizuka's arrival brought the desired effect.

When Yoshitsune fled Kyoto in 1185, after the end of the Genpei War, and following a disagreement with his brother, Yoritomo, the first Kamakura shōgun, Shizuka was left behind in Mount Yoshino.

Alternatively, she returned to Kyoto and was welcomed by Hōjō Masako back into court life, where she remained for a time.

She is also celebrated throughout the country in various festivals; many towns across Japan claim to be the location for her religious exile, her death, or other significant events of her life.