He was one of the poets patronized by the cloistered government of Emperor Gotoba and in 1207 produced a number of poetry anthologies including: 'Shojigodohyakushu,' 'Sengohyaku ban Utaawase' (1500 Poetry Couplets Compilation) and 'Saisho shitennoin shoji waka.'
後鳥羽天皇院政下で活躍した歌人の1人で、「正治後度百首」「千五百番歌合」及び「最勝四天王院障子和歌」（1207年）などの数多くの歌合に出詠。