During the Pacific War, Fukuzawa, who promoted Western Thought, was not supported, and thus Masuda who tried to kill him became highly evaluated and a shrine was even built at the site of his birthplace.
太平洋戦争中は、西洋思想を日本に広めた福沢が貶められ、それを暗殺しようとした増田の評価が高まり、生家跡地には神社まで建立されたという。