When he was young, Yuko learned the Chinese classics under a monk Ninjoshugyo at Sokoku-ji Temple and practiced waka poetry composition under various waka poets, and grown to be known for his profound learning.
若年の頃京の相国寺において仁如集尭より漢学を学び、諸家の門を叩いて歌道を修め、その深い学識で世に知られた。