He confined himself in the Atago-jinja Shrine (Kyoto City) for prayer and, on May 28 and 29, he held a party for renga (linked verse) which is very well known from its first line, 'Tokihaima amegashitashiru satsukikana' (The time is now in May, which everybody knows).
愛宕神社(京都市)に参篭し、28日・29日に「時は今　天が下知る　五月哉」の発句で知られる連歌の会を催した。