As a result, the large hallway of the Sugawara clan's private estate (in those days, the hallways had sufficient space to be used as a regular room, costing rent and all) became a gathering point for Academy students, thereby acquiring the name 'the Kanke (Sugawara family) hallway' among later generations (as recorded in the "Kitano Tenjin onden," or Legends of Kitano Tenjin Shrine (which was dedicated to Michizane).
このため、菅原氏の私邸の廊下（当時は空間が広く部屋代わりにも用いられていた）には学生達が集まるようになり、後世に「菅家廊下」と称されるようになったとされている（『北野天神御伝』）。