A feature of the collection is the large number of 'profane poems' based on the daily life of the aristocracy, such as the dialogue poems typified by the exchange between Emperor Uda and FUJIWARA no Tokihira, and between FUJIWARA no Nakahira and Ise.
宇多天皇や藤原時平、藤原仲平と伊勢との間の贈答をはじめとする贈答歌など、貴人の日常生活に基づいた「褻（け）の歌」が多いのもこの集の特色である。