Michikane was called 'Nanoka Kanpaku' (Although Michikane's tenure was not seven days; according to a source, he died on the seventh day from his first visit to the Imperial Palace as kanpaku. Incidentally, Michikane held Jin no sadame (official aristocratic council held at the headquarters of the inner palace guard) only once in his tenure.)
世に「七日関白」（在任は7日ではない、一説には宮廷に関白として初参内してから7日目であったからだともいう。なお、道兼は関白在任中に1度だけ陣定を開催している）と称された。