Although there were some sadness such as the death of his first son, Yoshijiro, by disease at the age of twenty-nine in 1873, Jusuke created the stage based upon new techniques and equipment including "Gaslight" and "Phtographer," generated by cultural enlightenment, and the Buyo dance in a new era such the choreography of Kappore (one of the street performances during the late Edo period).
1873年に長男の芳次郎が29歳で病没するなどの不幸があったが、『ガス燈』や『写真師』など、文明開化によって生み出された新たな風俗を題材にした舞台やかっぽれの振りを取り入れた舞踊など、新たな時代の舞踊を生み出した。