In 767, when Michikata served as the Ise no suke (Assistant Governor of Ise Province), he and ABE no Azumahito reported to the Emperor that there was an auspicious cloud above the outer shrine of Ise-jingu Shrine.
天平神護3年の伊勢介在職時に阿倍東人とともに伊勢神宮外宮上空に現れた瑞雲を奏上した。