Fujiwara no Nakamaro
In 754 he was appointed , and the following year concerned himself with the at Nanba, a time that is described in the "Sakimori Songs Collection" in the "Man'yōshū". Yakamochi did not take part in the . Instead, he conspired with Fujiwara no Yoshitsugu, Isonokami Yakatsugu and Saeki no Imaemishi to plot the assassination of Fujiwara no Nakamaro. Afterwards Yoshitsugu took sole responsibility for the affair, but due to suspicions about Yakamochi's involvement he was transferred to the governorship of Satsuma Province.