In 1302, he was promoted to Sangi (councillor) without having to be Kurodo (chamberlain) and benkan (officials of the dajokan) which were the requirements for the position in those days, on recommendation of the Retired Emperor Gouda who administered insei (the rule of a cloistered emperor).
乾元_(日本)元年（1302年）院政を行っていた後宇多上皇の推薦で当時の要件とされていた蔵人・弁官を経ずに参議に昇進する。