His father Masanori had to stay in Edo as rusui-yaku (a person representing the master during his absence) in Edo-jo Castle, but he participated in the Winter Siege of Osaka in 1614.
父の正則は江戸城留守居役として江戸に留めおかれたが、1614年、大坂の役大坂冬の陣に出陣。