The Edo culture was at its peak during the TANUMA administration, when Kyoka, Ukiyoe (Japanese woodblock prints) and kibyoshi (an illustrated book of popular fiction whose cover is yellow) flourished.
田沼時代は狂歌ブームのほか浮世絵、黄表紙などの隆盛が見られ、江戸文化の一つのピークをなしている。