He held his 88-year old celebration at Nakamura-ro (a Japanese-style hotel) in Gion, and was presented with waka poems for the celebration by Imperial Prince Yamashinanomiya Akira and by Imperial Prince Kuninomiya Asahiko.
米寿の祝賀を祇園中村楼で催し、山階宮晃親王・久邇宮朝彦親王から祝の和歌を賜っている。