The real power was held by Michinaga, and Akimitsu was notorious as an incompetent noble who repeatedly made blunders in Imperial Court ceremonies, and who was laughed at by the public.
実権は道長にあり、しかも、顕光は無能者として有名で、朝廷の儀式で失態を繰り返して世間の嘲笑を買った。