Since 764, when he was created Jugoi (Junior Fifth Rank), he assumed the following posts in a row: Tango no kami (the governor of Tango Province), Hyobu-shoyu (junior assistant minister of the Hyobusho, or Ministry of Military), Ise no suke (Assistant Governor of Ise Province), and Ushoben (Minor Controller of the Right).
天平宝字8年(764年)従五位に叙されて以来、丹後守、兵部少輔、伊勢介右少弁を歴任。