He had coming-of-age ceremony at his grandfather, FUJIWARA no Arihira's villa on September 25, 968, and he was appointed as Jushiijo (Junior Fourth Rank, Upper Grade), Hyoefu (Headquarters of the Middle Palace Guards) on December 24 in the same year.
安和元年8月25日（968年）に祖父・藤原在衡邸にて元服を行い、その年の11月27日_には従四位上兵衛府に任じられた。