It is well known that Takakage had a taste for and appreciated the culture of Kyoto, from the fact he used to learn Kemari (a Japanese ancient Imperial court game like kick-ball) from the Asukai school, and asked for criticism of his Waka (Japanese poetry) from Sanetaka SANJONISHI.
蹴鞠は飛鳥井流伝授、和歌は三条西実隆に批評を依頼するなど、京都文化を好んで嗜んだことが知られている。