Although he was a competent official in dealing with practical matters, he held various local posts such as Shimotsuke no kami (the governor of Shimotsuke Province), Mutsu chinju shogunate (commander- in- chief of the Defense of Mutsu Province) and Dazai no shoni (a vice-minister of Dazaifu).
実務に長けた有能な官人であったが、下野守や陸奥鎮守将軍、大宰少弐など地方官を歴任した。