During the Kanno Disturbance that was caused by an internal conflict within the Muromachi bakufu, he followed his father Yoriharu and fought in Kyoto on shogun Takauji ASHIKAGA's side.
室町幕府内の抗争から発展した観応の擾乱においては、父の頼春に従い将軍足利尊氏の側に属して京都で戦っている。