The contents involve the tale of an itinerant Buddhist priest's visit to the village of Eguchi in the province of Settsu where Saigyou had an exchange of verse with the prostitute Eguchi. Once there, the priest recites Saigyou's verse and a woman from the village appears, gives a verse in response to Saigyou's and then disappears. The spirit of Eguchi no Kimi eventually appears, sings of the plight of the prostitute and is finally transformed into Fugen Bosatsu and ascends to heaven.