It is thought that he was active in the poetry circle in the era of the Emperor Kazan and took part in compiling "Shui Wakashu" (Collection of Gleanings of Japanese Poems) of chokusen wakashu (anthologies of Japanese poetry compiled by Imperial command).
花山天皇歌壇で活躍し、勅撰和歌集『拾遺和歌集』の撰定に関与したと考えられている。