It had some influence not only on collections of anecdotes including "Kankyo no Tomo" (Friend in a Quiet Life) and "Senjusho" (Notes on Selections), but also on "Taiheiki" (the Record of the Great Peace) and "Tsurezuregusa" (Essays in Idleness).
『閑居友』、『撰集抄』などの説話集のみならず、『太平記』や『徒然草』にまで影響を及ぼした。