It is said that his designation as a Living National Treasure was given for the contributions he had made as a buyo performer, and even today Mitsugoro BANDO VII is known as 'Odori no Kami-sama' (literally, the god of dance).
人間国宝に認定されたのは舞踊家としての貢献が評価されたものだといわれ、七代目は今日でも「踊りの神さま」として知られる。