| Since 1951, he served as a koji (presenter of poems) of the ceremony of the Utakai Hajime (Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading) held in the Imperial court and the chairman of hikokai (a group of descendants of the former nobility who serve the New Year Imperial Poetry Reading Party). |
1951年（昭和26年）以来、宮中で行われる歌会始の講師（こうじ）を務め、披講会会長を務めた。 |