He served as Shogun in Choga no Rei (retainers' New Year's greeting to the emperor), for his services in conquest of ezo (OTOMO no Tabito served as Sashogun).
和銅3年（710年）の朝賀の礼では蝦夷討伐の功により将軍を務めた（左将軍は大伴旅人）。