When his father-in-law, Nakamasa went down to Togoku (the eastern part of Japan, particularly Kanto region) as Kokushi (provincial governors), he followed Nakamasa with his elder brothers and obtained Shoryo (territory) locally, where he started living in.
養父・仲政が国司として東国に下向した際、兄たちと共に同行し現地に所領を得て居住したとされる。