As Eiga monogatari (Tale of Flowering Fortunes) described, 'as the seventh prince of Reikeiden, I have at least my mental preparation,' he excelled at bunga (composing poems and enjoyed learning) from the time he was a little boy and was familiar with poetry and also wind and string instruments, calligraphy, onyo do (the Way of Yin and Yang), and medical technique.
『栄花物語』で「麗景殿の七宮ぞおかしう、御心掟など少ながらおはします」とあるように幼少から文雅に秀でた人物で、詩歌管弦を始め書道・陰陽道・医術にも通じていた。