From its local situation, the Takabatake clan was connected with court nobles and Buddhism temples and Shinto shrines and, in particular, with Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple located in the downstream of Katsura-gawa River and Yodo-gawa River.
高畠氏はその地域性から公家や寺社勢力とも繋がりを持ち、特に桂川から淀川を経た下流にあたる石山本願寺と密接な関係をもっていた。