He was appointed to Udaishi (Senior Recorder of the Right) in 1166 after his father's death to be equal in rank to Sadaishi (official position) OTSUKI no Takamoto, who was a biological younger brother of his father.
父の没後の仁安(日本)元年（1166年）に右大史となり、父の実弟である左大史（官務）小槻隆職と相並ぶ。