Mikio Date

He is part of Ōeda which is a family of Date Masamune's Date clan. During the Sendai Domain period, the Ōeda had four thousand stones as did the Watari District's Sakamoto Castle owner. In the Meiji period, the 17th principal at the time Ōeda Dōtoku returned to Date. In addition, in the Edo era Ōeda Michihide, one of Mikio's ancestors, is the Watari Date clan whose ancestor is Date Munezane, the ninth man of Masamune, and the Iwadeyama Date clan, whose ancestor is Date Muneyasu, the fourth son of Masamune because they made the daughter of Date Murayoshi who draws blood of both sides a main room, although it is a side stream, Mikio is also a descendant of Masamune. Initially it was said from his father "Since it is the descendant of the Date family, do not give your real name", but without obeying it, he gave his real name. Both Masamune and Mikio share the same birthday (5 September).

Date Tomomune (Date clan founder) – (Approximate) – Date Hisamune – Rusu Kagemune – Ōeda Muneie – Zanerai – Munerai – Munesō – Munemuchi – Michirai – Michinin – Michiei – Michikyō – Date Muneryō (Ōeda Dōtoku) – Ryōji – Chūryō – Seiryō – Mikio

Date Masamune – Muneyasu – Munetoshi – Saneuji – Murashige – Murazane – Murayoshi – Daughter – Ōeda Michikyō – Date Muneryō (Ōeda Dōtoku) – Ryōji – Chūryō – Seiryō – Mikio

Mikio Date (伊達 みきお, 伊達 幹生 , Date Mikio, born 5 September 1974) is a Japanese comedian who performs tsukkomi of the double act Sandwichman. He has origins from the Ōedashi's Shoryū Date clan.