A typical example is that OSHIKOCHI no Mitsune, who wrote the preface of "Yayoi mika Ki no shisho Gokusuinoen" (Ki no shisho Gokusuinoen waka) that was made at gokusuinoen (ceremony in the Imperial Court) held in the house of KI no Tsurayuki, said 'uta no michi.'
紀貫之の邸宅で開かれた曲水宴の際に作られた『三月三日紀師匠曲水宴（紀師匠曲水宴和歌）』の序文を書いた凡河内躬恒が「うたのみち」と述べたのが代表的な事例である。