On March 25, 771 or March 1 on the old calendar, Itaji, who was Konoehei Ryoge no kan (a post outside the original Ritsuryo code created by Imperial edicts), was additionally assigned to Shimotsuke no kami (the governor of Shimotsuke Province), leaving the capital for Shimotsuke Province.
宝亀2年（771年）3月1日(旧暦)、近衛兵令外官であった伊多智は下野守の兼務を命ぜられ下野国に下向する。