Also, his activities in poetry circles became more pronounced from around 1190 through the support of his uncle, Jien and he hosted "Kagetsu hyakushu" in the same year and "Roppyakuban utaawase" (The Poetry Match in 600 Rounds) in 1193.
また、叔父慈円を後援・協力者として建久初年頃から歌壇活動が顕著になり、同元年『花月百首』、同四年頃『六百番歌合』などを主催した。