He was knowledgeable in a wide range of fields such as the art of versification, Yusoku-kojitsu (knowledge of court rules, ceremony, decorum and records of the past), calligraphy, and music, and become a disciple of Banzan KUMAZAWA togther with his younger brother, Sadayori NONOMIYA.
歌道・有職故実・書道・音楽など多方面に博識な人物であり、弟の野宮定縁などとともに熊沢蕃山に入門した。