In Jisho-Juei War of 1181 Nobukane's army fought against sohei (warrior monk) of Kumano Sanzan (three major shrines, Kumano-Hongu-Taisha, Kumano-Hayatama-Taisha and Kumano-Nachi-Taisha) that had broken into Ise and Shima Province, and put away the enemy (described in the article on January 21 in "Azuma Kagami" [The Mirror of the East]).
治承・寿永の乱では養和元年（1181年）伊勢・志摩国に乱入した熊野三山の僧兵と二見浦で戦い、これを撃退した（『吾妻鏡』同年正月21日条）。