The heir Munetoshi was famous for his mastery of Japanese panpipe sho and Japanese flute fue with the pseudonym 'Nakamikado,' and the fifth generation of his family Munemasa and Munezane brothers made 'Nakamikado' their family name, in their ambition for fame as Munetoshi.
嫡男の宗俊は「中御門」を号して笙・笛の達人として知られ、5代目の中御門宗雅・中御門宗実兄弟は宗俊の名声を慕って「中御門」を家名とした。