He was also an excellent writer whose representative books include 'SUGAWARA to Chushingura (SUGAWARA and Chushingura),' 'Natsu-matsuri to Ise-ondo (summer festivals and Ise-ondo song),' 'Touzai-touzai (ladies and gentlemen, welcome),' 'Nizaemon KATAOKA XI,' 'Saga-dango (episodes of the Saga area),' 'Nizaemon-rakugaki (Nizaemon's graffiti),' 'Shibai-tan (episodes of stage acting)' and 'Wasurerareteiru-senzo-no-kuyo (forgotten memorial services for the ancestors).'
文才もあり、主な著書には「菅原と忠臣蔵」「夏祭と伊勢音頭」「とうざいとうざい」｢十一代目片岡仁左衛門」「嵯峨談語」「仁左衛門楽我記」「芝居譚」「忘れられている先祖の供養」などがある。