His younger brother was Takanaka ITSUTSUJI; his younger sister Tsuguko NIWATA served as Naishi no suke (handmaid) for Emperor Ninko and later as Joro-kamiza (high rank female housekeeper in the inner Edo-jo Castle).
弟に五辻高仲、妹に庭田嗣子（仁孝天皇典侍、後に大奥・上臈上座）。