The eighth shogun Yoshimasa ASHIKAGA made light of his duty as a politician, and indulged in his hobbies, such as Japanese tea ceremony, calligraphy, and kara-mono (things imported from China), and ironically, he contributed to the advancement of the culture to a great extent.
8代将軍の足利義政は為政者としての務めを怠り、茶道、書道、唐物（中国渡来の文物）愛玩などの趣味にふけっていたが、そのため文化の振興には大いに貢献した。