In 1887 he had an honor of holding Tenran Kabuki (Kabuki, the royal family attend to watch) in front of the Emperor Meij, acting Benkei in "Kanjincho" and so on.
には明治天皇の御前で初の天覧歌舞伎を催すという栄誉に浴し、『勧進帳』の弁慶などを勤めた。