The knowledge of eikyoku (a type of old Japanese song), wagon (Japanese harp), so (a long Japanese zither with thirteen strings) and fue (Japanese flute) among gagaku (ancient Japanese court dance and music) was passed down in the Ayanokoji family instead of the Niwata family.
雅楽の中で郢曲や和琴・箏・笛関する知識は庭田家ではなく綾小路家に伝わった。