In April 1146, he was appointed the position of hikurodo (trainee in the Kurodo-dokoro, or the Imperial Secretariat) at the age of 17 years old and in February the next year, he was appointed the position of rokui kurodo (kurodo (Chamberlain) of the Sixth Rank).
久安2年（1146年）3月、17歳で非蔵人、翌年正月に六位蔵人となる。