On May 25, 1530, his legitimate son Yoritaka suddenly passed away earlier than Yorimitsu at the age of 31 and in 1534, he transferred the head of the family to his legitimate grandchild Yorishige SUWA (the Sengoku period), entered into priesthood and called himself Hekiunsai.
享禄3年（1530年）4月18日(旧暦)、嫡男諏訪頼隆が頼満に先立って31歳で急死、天文3年には嫡孫の諏訪頼重(戦国時代)に家督を譲って出家して碧雲斎と名乗る。