He studied with TACHIBANA no Masamichi and YOSHISHIGE no Yasutane (later Yasutane built chitei (an arbor by a lake) near the residence of Imperial Prince, Chigusa dono), and closely interacted with OE no Masahira, FUJIWARA no Tameyori, and FUJIWARA no Tametoki brothers (uncle and father of Murasaki shikibu).
橘正通・慶滋保胤に師事し（後に保胤は親王の邸宅千種殿の近隣に池亭を構えている）、大江匡衡や藤原為頼・藤原為時兄弟（紫式部の伯父と父）などとも親しく交流した。