He was appointed as the senior envoy of Kenminshi (Japanese envoys to Ming Dynasty China) in 1506 and in 1511, he went to Ming and was involved in the price negotiation of trade products while exchanging with cultured persons there.
1506年（永正3年）遣明使の正使に任じられて1511年（永正8年）明に渡り、貿易品の価格交渉や文人との交流を行った。