Once Kenmu Restoration started after overthrowing the Shogunate, he left the capital for Kanto region following Tadayoshi ASHIKAGA and was appointed the 6th tonin (the director) of Kanto hisashiban in January, 1334 (Sadaie KIRA, a member of the clan, was also appointed the 3rd tonin).
倒幕後に建武の新政が開始されると、足利直義に従い関東に下向し、元弘4年/建武(日本)元年（1334年）正月には関東廂番六番頭人に任命された（一族である吉良貞家も三番頭人に任命されている）。