He joined the shogunate government as one of the shobanshu (officials who accompany the shogun) and served the government during the reigns of the 4th shogun Yoshimochi ASHIKAGA and the 6th shogun Yoshinori ASHIKAGA.
相伴衆として幕政にも参加し、4代将軍の足利義持から6代足利義教時代まで仕える。