Yoshikado SHIBA was born to the Shibukawa clan, a branch of the Ashikaga clan which was descended from Kawachi-Genji (Minamoto clan) and Seiwa-Genji (Minamoto clan).
家系は清和源氏の一家系河内源氏の流れにて足利氏の一門渋川氏に生まれた。