He inherited his family estate from his father in the Hoen period (1135 to 1140), was granted Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) and was appointed as Kurodo (Chamberlain) in 1136.
保延年間（1135年-1140年）頃に家督を譲られ、保延2年（1136年）に従五位下蔵人に補任された。