Imperial Prince Yoshinao was not only a Buddhist who served as Tendai-zasu (head priest of the Tendai Sect), but also was a cultivated person who was familiar with Sado (tea ceremony), Kado (flower arrangement), Kodo (traditional incense-smelling), waka (a 31-syllable Japanese poem), Shodo (calligraphy), and landscape gardening, and the influence that he had on the culture of the time was great.
良尚法親王は天台座主（天台宗最高の地位）を務めた仏教者であるとともに茶道、華道、香道、和歌、書道、造園などに通じた教養人であり、当代文化に与えた影響は大きかった。