However, Masamichi's grandson SAKANOUE no Korenori and his great-grandson SAKANOUE no Mochiki lived in the capital and left their names as poets, and a number of Masamichi's descendants took active roles in the law-related field such as Kebiishi no taijo (a Kebiishi police officer) and Myoho hakase (a professor of law).
しかし、孫の坂上是則や曾孫の坂上望城は都に住し、歌人として名を残しており、当道の子孫は検非違使大尉や明法博士など法律に関する分野で活躍した。