His size was so great that his footprints were said to have created innumerable lakes and ponds.
In one legend, Daidarabotchi wanted to see which was heavier; Mount Fuji or Mount Tsukuba. So he weighed them on a great scale. However, when he was finished he dropped the latter, splitting its peak. The Hitachi no Kuni Fudoki, a recording of the imperial customs in the Hitachi Province compiled in the 8th Century, also told of such a giant living on a hill west of a post office of Hiratsu Ogushi who fed on giant clams from the beach, piling the shells on top of a hill.
- In the movie Princess Mononoke, the Forest Spirit assumes the form of a Daibarabotchi by night.
- In Naruto, the tailed beasts' original form, the Ten-Tails, is based on the Daidarabotchi due its role in the shaping of the world where the story takes place.
- In Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, the Daidarabotchi is a monster of the week.
- In Omamori Himari episode 4, a huge Daidarabotchi is with Ageha in a fight between her and Himari.
- In the Nintendo DS game Okamiden, a destructive robot from the moon named Daidarabotchi is set on a path to destroy the world.
Fudoki (風土記) are ancient records of provincial culture, geography, and oral tradition presented to reigning monarchs of Japan.
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