Besides, the Imperial court and bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) in those days were not involved in politics deeply, so people there had much time to spend, joining a gathering of waka and renga (linked verse) and being absorbed in playing go (a Japanese game played with black and white stones on a board), shogi (a Japanese board game resembling chess), and gambling like sugoroku (a Japanese backgammon), therefore there were lots of records about them in the diary.
また、当時の朝廷や幕府は政治の実態から離れた有閑無為の生活を余儀なくされており、和歌や連歌の会に参加したり、囲碁・将棋・すごろくなどの賭け事に没頭したりする記述が多く見られる。