In 1888 he received doctorate in literature, and he was appointed as Torishirabegakari (a researcher) of the department of the Imperial Household system, in 1890 he was selected as a member of the House of Peers by the Imperial command, and in 1893 he became a member of the evaluation subcommittee of the National Code research committee.
明治21年（1888年）、博士(文学)の学位を取得し、帝室制度取調掛に任命され、明治23年（1890年）、貴族院(日本)議員に勅選され、明治26年（1893年）、法典調査会査定委員となった。