He was on the side of Yoshimasa ASHIKAGA, and it appears that he had a certain amount of influence mainly over the ownership issues regarding Zen temples ("Inryoken Nichiroku" [Dietary Life of Zen Priests]).
足利義政の側にあって主として禅寺の所領問題に関与し一定の発言権を持っていたようである（『蔭凉軒日録』）。