He knew in detail about Yusoku-kojitsu (knowledge of court rules, ceremony, decorum and records of the past) and constantly studied the ancient rites with other intellectuals at that time, Tokikata HIRAMATSU, Motokazu HIGASHIZONO, Sadamoto NONOMIYA, Kinzumi SHIGENOI, and Munetsune TAKAHASHI.
有職故実についても詳しく、同時期、として知られた平松時方・東園基量・野宮定基・滋野井公澄・高橋宗恒たちとともに、常に古式の究明に努めた。