He and Akiie KITABATAKE, his relative, advised the emperor on the establishment of Mutsu Shogunfu (local institution of the Kenmu government) with Imperial Prince Norinaga (later Emperor Gomurakami) as a head assigning Akiie KITABATAKE, a child of Chikafusa to Mutsu Province to assist Norinaga with the intention of ruling the Tohoku region.
縁戚関係にある北畠親房とともに、東北地方支配を目的に、義良親王（後村上天皇）を長とし、親房の子の北畠顕家を陸奥国に任じて補佐させる形の陸奥将軍府設置を進言して実現させる。