He was a jido (page) of Shunkan who was the Hossho-ji Temple executive, but in 1177, Shunkan was deported to Kikaigashima (Satsuma Province) for being guilty by association with the Shishigatani plot.
法勝寺執行俊寛の侍童だったが、1177年、俊寛は鹿ケ谷の陰謀に連座して鬼界ヶ島（薩摩国）へ配流された。