He was a retainer of Ieyasu TOKUGAWA, concurrently appointed as tsukaiban (a person responsible for order and patrol in the battlefield) and Hata bugyo (in charge of taking care of flags), and fought in major battles for Ieyasu.
徳川家康に仕え、使番・旗奉行を兼任する形で任命されて家康の主要な合戦の多くに参加した。