However, in the Jisho era he often became ill, so that other persons were in charge of bugyo (magistrate) for kasuga no saishi (the envoy in the Kasuga festival) of Yoshimichi KUJO (the second son of Kanezane) in 1178 and genpuku (celebrate one's coming of age) of Yoshitsune KUJO (the third son of Kanezane) in 1179 instead of him.
だが、治承年間に入ると病気がちとなり、同2年の九条良通（兼実次男）の春日祭使や翌年の九条良経（兼実三男）の元服について兼実から奉行を任されながら病気のためにやむなく他者が代わりを務めている。