His grandfather Tomotsuna UTSUNOMIYA was sued by Yukifusa NORO, the governor of Shimotsuke Province, about looting and possession of a public field of over 99 hectares, and he became exiled to Suo Province.
-下野国国司の野呂行房から祖父宇都宮朝綱が公田掠領（百余町）したと訴えられ、周防国に配流となる。