In 1955, he was certified as a holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure), the first holder from the Noh art, together with Roppeita KITA and Yoshimitsu KO from the Kotsuzumi kata of Ko school.
1955年には、喜多六平太及び小鼓方幸流幸祥光とともに、能楽界初の重要無形文化財保持者（人間国宝）の認定を受ける。