When his father Motohide IZUMI fell while performing on June 22, 1995, Motoya immediately converted the kyogen live show, which was scheduled to be held from 27th through 29th and in which he was expected to perform together with his father, to the soke shumei hiro koen (performance commemorating the change of head of family), and called himself "the 20th Izumiryu soke" at the age of 21.
1995年6月22日、父・和泉元秀が公演中に倒れると、親子で出演を予定していた27～29日の狂言ライブを、即座に宗家襲名披露公演とし、21歳の元彌が「和泉流二十世宗家」を名乗る。