When Tokyo Sugaku Gaisha (Tokyo Mathematical Company), the former The Mathematical Society of Japan, was established in 1877, many wasan mathematicians, who were indeed more skillful and had better understanding of mathematics than yosan mathematicians, joined.
明治10年（1877年）の日本数学会の前身、東京数学会社の設立には多数の和算家が参加しており、むしろ和算家の方が数学力は優れたものが多かったという。