In 1584 when he was the lord of the Kishiwada-jo Castle where he usually resided, the castle was attacked by Saikashu and Negoroshu (a group of armed priests in Negoro-ji Temple) and driven to the brink of surrender (the Battle of Kishiwada), and there is a legend that at that time a priest riding on a large octopus and thousands of octopus came and rescued the castle from danger (Legend of Octopus Jizo).
岸和田城主時代の天正12年（1584年）、雑賀・根来衆に攻められ、居城岸和田城が落城寸前に追い込まれた（岸和田合戦）際、大蛸に乗った僧と数千の蛸に城を救われたという伝説（蛸地蔵伝説）がある。