He was captured with his cousins, Yoshinao WADA and Yoshishige WADA (Yoshimori's son), by reason that they took part in the conspiracy to commit the revolt of Chikahira IZUMI.
いとこの和田義直、和田義重（義盛の子）らとともに泉親衡の乱の謀議に加わり、捕縛された。