However, he also wrote many pieces such as 'Zangetsu' (A Morning Moon), 'Echigo Jishi' (Lion of Echigo), 'Azuma Jishi' (Lion of Azuma) and 'Ume no Tsuki' (Plum Moon) in which the tegotomono is long and technical, and in which the shamisen is a featured instrument.
その一方で「残月」「越後獅子」「吾妻獅子」「梅の月」など、手事を技巧的で長いものとし、三味線が器楽的に大いに活躍する曲をも多数作曲した。