He built Hoon-ji Temple in Yokozone of the Shimosa Province (the present Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture) and became a leading figure of the Yokozone monto (followers in Yokozone) centering around Yokozone and Iinuma.
下総国横曾根（現在茨城県常総市）に報恩寺を建立し、横曾根・飯沼を中心とする横曾根門徒の中心的人物となった。