In 1068, he was made Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade), and subsequently was appointed to positions such as Jiju (Chamberlain), Konoefu (Division of Inner Palace Guards), and Ukongon Chusho (Provincial Guard of the right), and in 1075 was appointed Kuroudo-no To (Emperor's personal secretary) to Emperor Shirakawa.
治暦4年に従五位下に叙され、侍従・近衛府・右近権中将などを経て、承保2年（1075年）に白河天皇の蔵人頭に補任される。