He became the Togubo jidoku (one who read manuscripts for the Crown Prince) of investiture of the Crown Prince Imperial Prince Atsugimi in 893 with a recommendation from Michizane SUGAWARA and lectured on "Kyokurei," "Rongo Analects," and "History of the Later Han Dynasty" to the crown prince.
寛平5年（893年）の敦仁親王立太子に際して菅原道真の推挙で春宮坊侍読となり、親王に『曲礼』・『論語』・『後漢書』などを講じる。