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One of his most important works, Yoritomo in a cave, depicts medieval samurai leader Minamoto no Yoritomo hiding in a cave in Izu with seven of his trusted retainers after his defeat by the Heike clan at the Battle of Ishibashiyama.
Per local folklore, the island was one of the havens of the defeated Heike clan after they lost the Gempei War against the Minamoto clan.