In the era of Yoshimochi Ashikaga, while he competed with Zoami, the master of Dengaku supported by Yoshimochi for the popularity, he wrote new Noh plays such as "Takasago," "Tadanori," "Kiyotsune," "Saigyozakura," "Izutsu (Noh play)," "Eguchi (Noh play)," "Sakuragawa (Noh play)," "Ashikari," "Toru," "Kinuta (Noh play)" and "Koi no Omoni (The Burden of Love)."
足利義持の代となると、義持の後援した田楽の名手増阿弥と人気を争う一方で、『高砂(能)』『忠度』『清経』『西行桜』『井筒(能)』『江口(能)』『桜川(能)』『蘆刈』『融』『砧(能)』『恋重荷』などの能を新作した。