In 1178, he was conferred Shogoinoge (Senior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade), and successively held Shuzei no gon no suke (Deputy Director of the Bureau of Taxation) and Hyuga no kuni Kokushi (Provincial Governor of Hyuga Province).
治承2年（1178年）には正五位下に進み、主税権助・日向国国司を歴任する。