It is said Toshiie's voice carried so well that he could chant Japanese poetry skillfully, and Kokon Chomonju (A Collection of Tales Heard, Past and Present) written by TACHIBANA no Narisue says that his chants sometime tempted a master of Japanese dancing named O no Masakata to dance in perfect harmony.
声がよくとおり、歌を詠いあげるのがうまかったといわれ、その声に誘われて多政方という舞の名人と阿吽の呼吸で舞い踊ったことが古今著聞集（橘成季の作）に記録されている。