However, the family was a powerful retainer of the shogun, such as Nariuji performed a haircut at the kakan (put a crown on a young man's head on a genpuku ceremony) of the 3rd Shogun Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA and Harutsune HOSOKAWA, a descendant of Nariuji, also performed a haircut at the kakan of the 13th Shogun Yoshiteru ASHIKAGA.
しかし、業氏は3代将軍足利義満、業氏の子孫の細川晴経は13代将軍足利義輝の加冠の際の理髪役を務めるなど、有力な幕臣であった。