He entered Kyoto with Yoshinaka in 1183, where they quarreled regarding the positions they would assume in light of their respective ranks before Emperor Goshirakawa; in the end, they decided to stand side-by-side, instead of one in front of the other.
寿永2年（1183年）義仲とともに入京、後白河天皇の前では義仲と序列を争い、相並んで前後せずに拝謁した。