His career included a lot of jobs relating to the Imperial Court, and he advocated the expansion of Emperor's power (the direct rule by the Emperor) together with Nagazane MOTODA, Takayuki SASAKI and others, so that they were regarded as the conservatives in the Imperial Court.
宮中職の履歴が多く、元田永孚や佐々木高行らとともに皇権伸張（天皇親政）を主唱し、宮中保守派と目せられた。