In 1443 he adopted Hirotaka YAMANA's daughter and had her marry Norihiro OUCHI, and had another of Hirotaka's daughters marry Katsumoto HOSOKAWA in 1447, the Kanrei (shogunal deputy), creating a bond between his family and the Ouchi and Hosokawa clans.
1443年には山名熙貴の娘を猶子に迎え、大内教弘に嫁がせ、1447年には同じく熙貴の娘を幕府管領の細川勝元に嫁がせて、大内氏や細川氏と縁戚関係を結ぶ。