As a singer, he was known as one of the three "Gosanke" (referring to gosanke, the three great Tokugawa houses), along with Yukio Hashi and Kazuo Funaki.
He was recognized as a vocalist among the three prominent "Gosanke" (alluding to gosanke, the three major Tokugawa clans), in conjunction with Yukio Hashi and Kazuo Funaki.