He promoted successively and finally became Sangi (councilor) in 779 after having served as Shikibu shoyu (Junior Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Ceremonial), Sakyo no daibu (Master of the Eastern Capital Offices) and kokushi (provincial governor) in Kozuke Province, Hitachi Province and so on.
その後も累進し、式部少輔、左京大夫や上野国、常陸国などの国司を経て、宝亀10年（779年）に参議に至る。