According to "Uno Mondo Nikki," Nobunaga, together with Ieyasu TOKUGAWA, watched sarugaku performed by the Umewaka family at Soken-ji Temple in Azuchi in 1582 and it is said that he himself was fond of kotsuzumi (a Japanese traditional small hand drum).
『宇野主水日記』によると、信長は1582年に安土の総見寺で徳川家康とともに梅若家の猿楽を鑑賞しており、自身も小鼓をたしなんだと言われる。