Sōjōbō is considered to be the chieftain of Mount Kurama. Blomberg describes Sōjōbō as having retainers who have the form of a karasu tengu. An example of the hierarchy of the two sub-categories of tengu is exhibited in the Noh play Kurama-Tengu. In the play, there are tengu characters who are described as menial and are given orders by Sōjōbō or the Great Tengu character.