After the Meiji period, he worked on writing the lyrics for Matsubamemono (Noh-based kabuki dance dramas on the pine board set) which was a new style of dance adopting the Nogaku (the art of Noh) style, major works of which included "Funa Benkei" (Benkei Aboard Ship) and "Momijigari" (Viewing the Autumn Foliage).
明治以降は、『船弁慶』や『紅葉狩』など能楽風の新しい舞踊である松羽目物の作詞を担当した。