His style was neat, had long instrumental parts and many of his shamisen techniques were elaborate and many of his songs were dynamic and are preferably played even now.
作風は流麗で、長い手事（器楽部）を持ち、三味線の技巧も凝ったものが多く、また歌にも力の入った曲が多くあり、現代でも好んで演奏される。