In 1169, he was at the position of San hakase, and received a prize for a royal visit to the Kasuga-taisha Shrine, which was held when his father was alive, on behalf of his father and was conferred Jugoinojo (Junior Fifth Rank, Upper Grade).
嘉応元年（1169年）には算博士の地位にあり、父生前の春日大社行幸の行事賞を代わりに受けて従五位上に叙せられた。