He was a Shintoist and the Shinto priest of Yoshida-jinja Shrine in Kyoto during the Sengoku period (Period of Warring States), as well as author of "Kanemi Kyoki" (Kanemi's Diary).
戦国時代(日本)の京都の吉田神社神主の神道家で、『兼見卿記』の著者。