In Heike monogatari (The Tale of the Heike), etc, there is an entry that he loved TAIRA no Tsunemasa tenderly and gave a fine article of biwa (Japanese lute) to him when Tsunemasa was a little child, and in Kokon chomon ju (A collection of Tales Heard, Past, and Present) was a story that Kakusho loved two kids, Senju and Mikawa which reflects his personality.
また『平家物語』等においては幼き日の平経正を鍾愛し琵琶の銘器を下賜した記事が見え、『古今著聞集』には千手・参川（三河）という二人の寵童との記事が収録されるなど、旺盛な一面も窺われる。