In Hototogisu, he kept with the traditional style of haiku, as opposed to the new trend having been developed in the Hekigo school, which did not follow the traditional pattern of 17 syllables.
Di Hototogisu, Ia menjaga gaya tradisional dari Haiku sebagai perlawanan terhadap tren baru yang dikembangkan di sekolah Hekigo, yang tidak mengikuti pola tradisional 17 suku kata.