Praying to Sumiyoshi Myojin God for a good match for his daughter (lady Akashi) from early on, he invited Genji to Akashi following a divine revelation in a dream, then married him to his daughter.
娘（明石の御方）の良縁を早くから住吉明神に祈願しており、霊夢により源氏を明石に迎え、娘と結婚させた。