He visited China as Kento-shi (Japanese envoy to Tang Dynasty China) and served the Tang Dynasty with ABE no Nakamaro, but he could not return to Japan due to a storm and the Rebellion of An Lu-shan and Shih Ssu-ming until the end of his life.
遣唐使として入唐し、阿倍仲麻呂と唐に仕えるも、暴風や安史の乱により日本への帰国は叶わず、在唐のまま没した。