Curiously, on February 24, 1491, when he was in a dispute with Masamoto HOSOKAWA and in a disadvantageous situation, he died; it was exactly one year after the death of his older brother, Yoshimasa.
こうして細川政元と対立して状況が不利に陥る中での延徳3年（1491年）1月7日、奇しくも1年前に兄・義政が死んだのと同じ日に死去した。