He was a talented poet as he received teachings of Kokinshu (Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern) from Mitsuhide KARASUMARU; his poems are edited in "Collection of Tanka Poetry by the Retired Emperor Sakuramachi" and "Sakuramachiin bochu onkai waka."
烏丸光栄に古今伝授を受けるなど歌道に優れ、御製は『桜町院御集』や『桜町院坊中御会和歌』としてまとめられている。