He was close with the Hokoshu (the shogunal military guard) of the Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), and he was also associated with Chikanaga NINAGAWA of the NINAGAWA clan which served the proxy officer of Mandokoro (Administrative Board) for generations.
室町幕府の奉公衆と親しく、政所の政所代を代々勤めていた蜷川氏の蜷川親長とも親交があった。