The Emperor Showa said that Maresuke NOGI, the principal of the school, that NOGI left deep impression on him during his time as a student of the Gakushuin School and he did respect Nogi, but when he was asked about Togo, president of the Togu School (a school to educate the crown prince), by press reporters later in his life, he answered he had no impression about Togo.
昭和天皇は学習院時代、院長であった乃木希典については「印象深く、尊敬もしている」と述べているが、東宮御学問所総裁であった東郷については、後年、記者の質問に「何の印象もない」と答えている。