In 1338, after his older brother died, he tried to go to Mutsu Province to take the place of his brother as the Chinju-fu shogun (Commander-in-Chief of the Defense of the North), but encountered a storm along the way and returned to Yoshino.
1338年（延元3年/暦応元年）兄の死後、代わって鎮守府将軍として陸奥国に赴こうとしたが、途中で暴風にあって吉野に戻る。