During the Insei period (period of government ruled by the Retired Emperor), Retired Emperor Shirakawa held great confidence in Ieyasu and he held such positions as Shirakawa-innotsukasa (an official within the Retired Emperor's office) and Innocho Betto (chief administrator of the Retired Emperor's Office), along with his post of Zuryo.
白河上皇院政期において比類なき信任を受け、白河院司受領、院庁別当を歴任。