According to Sarashina Nikki, he returned to Kyoto 4 years after he worked as an officer in Hitachi in 1036, and it is believed that he was again appointed an officer of one of the provinces in Japan when he was an old man.
更級日記によると、常陸の国司を勤めた4年後の長元9年（1036年）に帰京し、高齢で再びどこかの国司に任命されたらしい。