He is considered to have inherited from his father, Shigenao Shokan shiki (officer entrusted with local management by the lord of the private estate [Honjo]) of Asuke-no-sho (manor), Kamo district, Mikawa Province, and constructed there Kibyu-jo Castle, where he lived in.
父重直より三河国加茂郡(三河国)足助荘の荘官職を継承し、同地に黍生城を築き居住したとされる。