As it was edited from the standpoint of the Hojo clan of the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) and is close to an official history, it is used along with and to complement "Gyokuyo," which was described as a diary of a person on the Royal Court side.
これは鎌倉幕府の北条氏の立場で編纂された正史に近いものであるから、朝廷側の人間の日記として記述された『玉葉』と相補的に用いられることが多い。