He knew Yusoku-kojitsu (ancient practices and usages) well and promoted studies about Imperial rituals and court classics by holding an annual event of Uta awase (waka poetry meeting) in 1366.
有職故実にも深く通じており、1366年に年中行事歌合を主催して、朝廷儀礼や王朝古典の研究を進めた。