His thought formed the foundation of the anti-foreigner ideology of the royalist faction, as exemplified by the slogan 'Revere the Emperor and expel the barbarians' ('sonno joi'), which exerted a strong influence on each of the sects of modern Sect Shinto.
尊王攘夷思想の基盤を形成し、近代の教派神道各派にも強い影響を与えている。