He was appointed as a tutor to Emperor Meiji in 1869, an official in charge of the Imperial Household at Daigaku (Bureau of Education) in the same year, a Jingi taifu (deputy minister of the institution for dedications at religious ceremonies) in 1870, and an aide to the Minister of Religion in 1872.
明治2年（1869年）には明治天皇の侍講、同年大学御用掛、明治3年（1870年）に神祇大福、明治5年（1872年）に教部大輔となる。