He belonged to the Gohojo clan, and participated with them in the 1590 battle of Odawara, in which he bore the brunt of the invasion by (Hideyoshi) Toyotomi's army; he was defeated in a battle that took place near modern-day Kinosaki in the city of Noda, after which it is said he fled to a nearby temple and there ended his own life.
後北条氏に属しており、天正18年（1590年）、小田原の役にともなう豊臣軍の侵攻を受け、現在の野田市木野崎付近で交戦したものの敗北し、付近の寺院に逃れ自害したと言い伝えられている。