He was also good at waka (Japanese poetry), Chinese-style poetry, and music with string instruments, and he was well known as author of "Wakan Roei Shu" (Collection of Japanese and Chinese poems) and "Hokuzansho "(Manual of court and samurai rules of ceremony and etiquette), among others.
また、和歌・漢詩・管弦に優れ、『和漢朗詠集』・『北山抄』などの著作が知られている。