Takaakira had a liking for academics, excelling at chogi (Imperial Court ceremony), Yusoku kojitsu (court and samurai rules of ceremony and etiquette), and wrote the "Saikyuki" (Chronicles of the Western Palace).
高明は学問を好み、朝儀、有職故実に練達し、『西宮記』（さいきゅうき）を著した。