As the son of Shinzei, he had a close relationship with Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa, and he prayed for peace and tranquility of the Cloistered Emperor and the nation during Yoshinaka KISO's visit to Kyoto as well as conducting a Kujaku Kyobo ritual for rain.
父信西の関係で後白河法皇との結びつきは強く、木曽義仲の上洛の際に法皇の安穏と天下泰平を祈祷したり、祈雨の為に孔雀経法を修すなどした。