He decided unwillingly to return to his administrative duties in 1489 when his son, Yoshihisa, died in the battle during the subjugation of Rokkaku, but his official wife, Tomiko HINO, opposed to his return.
子の義尚が延徳元年（1489年）に六角討伐の陣中で死去したため、やむなく政務の場に復帰することを決意するが、正室の日野富子が義政の復帰に反対した。