As Nakamaro mainly assumed the posts of the literature department in the Imperial Court of Tang, he seemed to have fellowship with many Tang poets including Li Po (Rihaku), Wei WANG and Chu Guang-xi, and "Zentoshi" (The Whole Collection of Tang Poetry) contains several poems of Tang poets featuring Nakamaro.
仲麻呂は唐の朝廷で主に文学畑の役職を務めたことから、李白・王維・儲光羲ら数多くの唐詩人と親交していたらしく、『全唐詩』には彼に関する唐詩人の作品がいくつか現存している。