A well-known female kajin (waka poet) whose work was representative of the "Shin Kokin Wakashu" (New Collection of Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times), she studied under FUJIWARA no Shunzei, leaving behind many famous works (it is commonly believed that FUJIWARA no Shunzei presented a copy of "Korai futeisho" [Notes on Poetic Style Through the Ages] to Imperial Princess Noriko).
新古今の代表的女流歌人として知られ、藤原俊成に師事して多くの優れた作を残した（彼の『古来風躰抄』は内親王に奉った作品であるという説が一般的である）。