After his succession, Nobutaka put his efforts in the management of his territory such as introducing a land survey called the Kanbe land survey, rakuichi-rakuza (free markets and open guilds) near the castle and the tenma (post horse) system, and Kanbe thrived as a posting station on the Ise Shrine Pilgrimage Road.
相続後は神戸検地と呼ばれる検地を行い、城下に楽市楽座、伝馬制を敷くなど領地経営に力を注ぎ、神戸は伊勢参宮街道の宿場として大いに栄えた。