On January 30, 1866, Nobuchika succeeded to the reigns of his family as a Matsugo yoshi (adopted son on one's deathbed) of Nobutami ODA, the lord of Kaibara Domain, Tanba Province.
慶応元年（1865年）12月14日(旧暦)、丹波柏原藩主織田信民の末期養子として家督を相続する。