With his father Sadaaki's maneuvering behind the scenes, he resigned his post as a Rokuhara Tandai in 1330, returned to Kamakura City and was appointed as a Hikitsuke tonin.
父・貞顕の根回しもあり、元徳2年（1330年）に探題職を辞任して鎌倉市に帰還、引付頭人に任じられる。