He had a strong desire to carry out Sonno-joi, and presented a frame to Kitano Temman-gu Shrine, in which the poem "Before snow and frost melt, colorful flowers are in bloom, and the scent of plumb blossoms remain even after they fall" was written.
尊王攘夷の念が強く、北野天満宮に「雪霜に　色よく花の魁て　散りても後に　匂う　梅が香」という句を記した額を献じた。