His mother was the sister of Yoritomo MINAMOTO's wet nurse and he visited Yoritomo, who was exiled in Izu Province, three times a month to brief him on the situation in Kyoto because of this connection.
母が源頼朝の乳母の妹であり、その縁で流人として伊豆国にあった頼朝に、月に3度京都の情勢を知らせていた。