He first became a monk in Kojoin at Mii-dera Temple which was located in the territory of the Yamaoka clan, and he called himself "Senkei," but he returned to secular life due to the order by Shogun Yoshiaki and started calling himself "Kagetomo."
はじめ山岡家の領地内にあった三井寺光浄院の僧侶となり、暹慶（せんけい）と号していたが将軍義昭の命で還俗して景友と名乗る。