Hideyoshi, like Nobunaga, spends great amounts of time and money indulging his cultural proclivities, especially the tea ceremony (chanoyu).

Like Nobunaga, Hideyoshi collects valuable tea bowls, caddies, and other implements associated with the rituals of the ceremony, and Hideyoshi favors enormous social events, such as the massive tea party scheduled to last for several days in Kyoto in 1587.