In 1186, he became Jiju ken Ukone no shosho (Chamberlain and Minor Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), and the next year he was promoted to Shoshiinoge (Senior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade) and concurrently held the post of Omi no suke (assistant governor of Omi Province).
文治2年（1186年）に侍従兼右近衛少将となり、翌年には正四位下に進んで近江介を兼ねる。