He was not very popular because he based his performances in Nara Prefecture, the Konparu school did not have much influence for a long time, and in Tokyo, Banba SAKURAMA and Kyusen SAKURAMA, a father and son team, of the same school were attracting attention.
奈良を離れることなく演能活動をつづけたこと、長らく金春流の流勢がふるわなかったこと、東京では同流の桜間伴馬・櫻間弓川親子の活躍に注目が集まっていたことなどから、一般的な知名度はかならずしも高くなかった。