In 1466, Toshihiro and his younger brother Hirochika ODA went to the capital (Kyoto) at the request of Yamana-nyudo (lay-monk) (an unpopular nickname), who was engaged to Toshihiro's daughter.
文正元年（1466年）敏広の娘と婚約していた山名入道（名不評）の要請で、敏広は弟の織田広近とともに上洛。