It was a culture that was established during the time of Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA; it was full of vitality in that the mixture of various cultures dramatically developed such that the culture of the continent mixed with the Japanese culture, or the culture of court nobles mixed with the culture of the warrior class; however, Kitayama culture had a vulgar aspect as well.
大陸文化と日本文化、公家文化と武家文化など諸文化の融合がおおいに進展するなど活気に満ちてはいるが一方では粗野な側面をもつ足利義満の時期の文化である。