His novel "Ninin bikuni irozange" (Amorous Confessions of Two Nuns) was well received, followed by "Kyara makura" (Pillow of Aloe) and "Tajo takon" (Full of Love, Full of Regret), and these works made Ozaki a prominent figure in literary circles during the Meiji Period equal in importance to Rohan KODA.
『二人比丘尼色懺悔』で認められ、『伽羅枕』『多情多恨』などを書き、幸田露伴と並称され明治期の文壇の重きをなした。