He learned waka (Japanese poetry) under Emperor Reigen and Michimi NAKANOIN, and Imperial Prince Arisugawanomiya Yorihito and Emperor Sakuramachi were his waka disciples.
和歌を霊元天皇や中院通躬に師事し、和歌の門下に、有栖川宮職仁親王や桜町天皇がいる。