Also, he was an expert at archery, and when he had an archery contest with FUJIWARA no Korechika, heir to his older brother, Michitaka, and who later became his rival, he said, 'if my daughter weds the Emperor then let the arrow strike the target,' then he released the arrow and it hit the target, but Koretaka missed.
また弓射に練達し、後にライバルとなる兄・道隆の嫡男の藤原伊周と弓比べをし、「我が娘が寝極に入るならば当たれ」と言って矢を放つと見事に命中し、伊周は外してしまう。