Although there are almost no entries written in a subjective tone describing his personal impressions of events, the weather and the like, there are entries in which he records having attended the Noh, or participated in a tea ceremony or renga (linked verse) poetry composing gathering, which would seem to indicate that he was a man who enjoyed cultural pursuits.
出来事や天候に対する自らの感想など感情的な文章はほとんど書いていないが、能を鑑賞したり連歌や茶道を楽しんだとの記述があり、家忠の文化人としての人間性をうかがう事ができる。