However, FUJIWARA no Sadaie, who was the top waka poet at that time, was personally a close friend to Michitomo HORIKAWA, who was the second son of Michichika and an anthologist, hated Michichika's political behavior and it is said that he Sadaie was extremely angry and called Michichika "the second coming of Dokyo.")
だが、当代随一の歌人・藤原定家は個人的には通親の次男で撰者の1人・堀川通具と親しかったが、通親の政治的な振る舞いには激しく憎み「道鏡の再来」と憤っていたと言われている）。