Nobuji was from [[Shinano province]] and became a [[Takeda clan|Takeda]] vassal around [[1552]]. He abandoned the Takeda in [[1582]] and later entered the service of the [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]]. | Nobuji was from [[Shinano province]] and became a [[Takeda clan|Takeda]] vassal around [[1552]]. He abandoned the Takeda in [[1582]] and later entered the service of the [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]]. |