In 1003, he was ranked as Shogoinoge (Senior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade), and dispatched to Dazaifu (local government office in Kyushu region) for reconciliation of the infighting of Usa hachiman-gu Shrine which happened at that time.
長保5年（1003年）正五位下に叙せられ、この頃に起きた宇佐八幡宮の内紛の調停のために大宰府へと派遣されている。