Even now, there are many areas where they commemorate the long-lasting virtues of the late Mitsuhide, who was a cultured person conversant with many studies and fond of Waka and Chanoyu, and a prominent politician skillful in domestic politics giving good administration out of his love for the people.
諸学に通じ和歌・茶の湯を好んでいた文化人であったこと、また内政手腕に優れ、領民を愛して善政を布いたといわれ、現在も光秀の遺徳を偲ぶ地域が数多くある。