He was promoted to Shogoinoge (Senior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) in 1158 and assigned as Suruga no kami (Governor of Suruga Province) in 1159, but he was prohibited inshoden (access to the retired emperor in the imperial court) and was dismissed in 1160 together with FUJIWARA no Takanobu.
保元4年（1158年）に正五位下に進み、平治元年（1159年）に駿河守に任ぜられるが、永暦(日本)元年（1160年）に藤原隆信とともに院昇殿停止・解官の処分を受けた。