Jito of Fuchinobe village (present-day Sagamihara) during the Nanboku-cho period, and a retainer of Ashikaga Tadayoshi. According to the Taiheiki, he killed Prince Moriyoshi, son of Emperor Go-Daigo, in Kamakura in 1335 on Tadayoshi's orders. He is said to have later died fighting Hojo forces in Suruga during the Nakasendai Rebellion while serving Tadayoshi.

Depicted in the Taiheiki as a warrior unwaveringly loyal to his lord Tadayoshi's orders.

The killing of Prince Moriyoshi is remembered as a symbol of internal tension within the Ashikaga camp during the Nanboku-cho wars. A memorial stone, "Fuchibe Iganokami no Hi," still stands at the Fuchinobe Castle site today.