He successively held monjosho (student of literary studies in the Imperial University), naiki (secretary of the Ministry of Central Affairs), Kurodo (Chamberlain), Shikibu no jo (the third officer of personnel department), and kokushi (provincial governors) of various provinces (such as Totomi Province and Mino Province).
文章生（もんじょうしょう）から内記・蔵人・式部丞や諸国の国司（遠江国や美濃国など）を歴任。