He took offices as the Governor of Tokyo Prefecture in 1868, the first Minister of Education in 1871, Sangi and Shihokyo (administrator of Ministry of Justice) in 1873, and the chairman of Genroin (the Chamber of Elders) (Japan) in 1880.
1868年に東京府知事、1871年に初代文部大臣、1873年に参議、司法卿、1880年に元老院(日本)議長に就任。