He became the Governor of Kii Province with the title of Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) in 1595 and inherited the family estate to live in Nagahama-jo Castle (Omi Province)*.
文禄4年（1595年）従五位下・紀伊守となり、また家督を継いで長浜城(近江国)に住した（※）。