Making use of the knowledge on aristocratic culture, he acquired through waka (a traditional Japanese poem of thirty-one syllables) and Japanese classics, he devoted his life to establishing 'sarugaku' in both the aspects of art and theory.
和歌や古典を通じて得た貴族的教養を生かし「猿楽」を芸能・理論の両面から大成させることに心血を注いだ。