Surrounded by mother Shigeko HINO and beloved concubine Imamari no tsubone and strongly influenced by close aides including Kasai vassal leader Sadachika ISE and Shinzui KIKEI, Yoshimasa grew into a capricious man of culture.
義政は、母日野重子や愛妾今参局らに囲まれ、家宰の伊勢貞親や季瓊真蘂等の側近の強い影響を受けて育ち気まぐれな文化人に成長した。