The relationship with his eldest son Nobuhiko was not always amicable, which caused him to favor his second son Takekane who succeeded the Tsutsumi family name and gave him all of his properties and memorabilia.
長男信彦との仲は必ずしも円満ではなく鼓家をついだ次男の包武を最も可愛がって総ての資産や記念品類をこの次男に与えた。