His diary was called "Angen onga no nikki" (the record of the ceremony celebrating Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa's 50th birthday) and his love story with Kogo in "Heike monogatari" (The Tale of the Heike) was well known.
日記としては『安元御賀日記』を書き遺しており、また『平家物語』における小督との恋愛譚もよく知られている。