After serving as Kurodo (Chamberlain), Shuri no suke (assistant officer of the Office of Palace Repairs), and Saemon no jo (third-ranked officer of the Left Division of Outer Palace Guards), he was sequentially appointed to Noto no kuni no kami (Governor of Noto Province), Tosa no kuni no kami (Governor of Tosa Province), and then Mutsu no kuni no kami (Governor of Mutsu Province).
蔵人、修理亮、左衛門尉をへて能登国守、土佐国守、陸奥国守にいたる。