He sided with the Western Camp in the Battle of Sekigahara, and he confined himself to Inuyama-jo Castle along with Sadamichi INABA, Norimichi INABA, Masamichi INABA (the fourth son of Ittetsu INABA), Sadayasu KATO, Kazumasa SEKI and Shigekado TAKENAKA.
関ヶ原の戦いにおいて西軍につき、居城の犬山城に稲葉貞通・稲葉典通父子、稲葉方通（稲葉一鉄4男）、加藤貞泰、関一政、竹中重門らと籠城。