Haikai renga, as created by the Teitoku School, were called 'Teimon ha' (Teimon School), characterizing a period in history, and their popularity nearly exceeded that of the stiff, orthodox renga.
貞徳の一門による俳諧連歌は「貞門派」と呼ばれ一時代を築き、堅苦しい正統の連歌をしのぐ程の人気を誇った。