He not only wrote annotations on Buddhism, Waka, Military strategy and Classics, but also various works such as 'Kannin ki' (The Record of Patience), 'Kashoki Hyoban' (The Record of Amusing Rumors), 'Tokaido meisho no ki' (Famous places along Tokaido Road), and 'Honcho jokan' (Mirror of Japanese Women), and 'Otogiboko' (A Charm Doll) published in 1666 influenced later generations as the forerunner of horror stories.
仏教書・和歌・軍書・古典の注釈書などを著す一方、「堪忍記」「可笑記評判」「東海道名所記」「本朝女鑑」など多岐にわたる著作を行い、1666年（寛文6年）に刊行された「御伽婢子（おとぎぼうこ）」は怪奇物の祖として後世に大きな影響を与えた。