Titles: Harima no Kami

At first a vassal of the Sannai-Uesugi Clan, he became a vassal of the Nagao Clan when he accompanied Uesugi Norimasa into Echigo to seek the assistance of Nagao Kagetora (Uesugi Kenshin).

He took the side of Uesugi Kagekatsu during the Otate no Ran. After the war, he became one of the three magistrates of the Aizu along with Yasuda Yoshimoto and Iwai Nobuyoshi and was the chamberlain of Hobara Castle. His forte was in the maintainence of highways and other public works construction.