He received Arts Festival Excellence Award by 'Matsukaze (Noh)'(Wind in Pines), Arts Festival Grand Prize by 'Sagi' (hernshaw) in 1971, and designated as the holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property 'Noh hayashi (percussion ensemble) Fuekata.'
「松風(能)」で芸術祭優秀賞、1971年「鷺」で同大賞受賞、重要無形文化財「能囃子笛方」保持者指定。