Then he set Shima-jo Castle in Shizuhara, Miyama Town, as the stronghold and confronted the busho of Tanba, such as Shugodai (deputy of Shugo, provincial constable) Naito clan in Yagi, the Utsu clan in Keihoku and the Hatano clan in Sasayama.
そして、美山町静原の島城を本城とし、八木の守護代内藤氏、京北の宇津氏、篠山の波多野氏など、丹波の武将と対峙した。