He was the third generation family head of the SHIBAYAMA family (whose social standing was a distinguished family (court noble), illegitimate family lineage of Kajuji of the Takafuji group of the Northern House of the Fujiwara clan), which was under the Tosho Family (the hereditary lineage of Court nobles occupying relatively high ranks).
堂上家（家格は名家(公家)、藤原北家高藤流勧修寺庶流）である芝山家の3代当主。