This has been considered very important since olden times, and Kyoriku MORIKAWA said, 'Sarumino is the Kokinshu (abbreviation for Kokin Wakashu - A Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poetry) of haikai, therefore the beginner of haikai should read Sarumino first,' ('Uda no Hoshi'), while Shiko KAGAMI said, 'Sarumino is the best collection ever' ('Hotsugan bun' - vow), and Fukoku ITO stated that 'the spirit of shohu (Basho style) has been revealed' (the preface to 'Hakusen shu' - Collection of Hakusen).
古来、非常にとうとばれた集であり、森川許六は「前猿蓑は俳諧の古今集也、初心の人去来が猿蓑より当流俳諧に入るべし」（「宇陀法師」）といい、各務支考は「猿蓑集に至りて、全く花実を備ふ」（「発願文」）といい、伊藤風国は「正風の腸を見せ」（「伯船集」序）といい。