He successively served at Bizen Province, Konoefu (the Headquarters of the Inner Palace Guards), Bizen Province, Chunagon (vice-councilor of state), and the like, and became Genji choja (chief of the Minamoto clan) in 1556.
その後、備前国、近衛府、備前国、中納言などを歴任し、弘治(日本)2年（1556年）に源氏長者となる。