In 1064, he was appointed Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) on the day he held his coming-to-age ceremony and after being Chamberlain, Konoefu (the Headquarters of the Inner Palace Guards) and kon no gon no chujo, he was appointed Togubo (Crown Prince's Quarters of Imperial Prince Sadahito (later Emperor Shirakawa))gon no suke (provisional assistant master).
康平7年（1064年）元服したその日に従五位下に叙され、侍従、近衛府、左近権中将を経て延久元年（1069年）に春宮坊（貞仁親王＝後の白河天皇）権亮に任じられた。