After the war, he succumbed to a disease in 1954 when the revival of Sado (tea ceremony) was in the bud and after repeated hospitalization, he died without being able to devote himself to family business.
終戦後、ようやく茶道復活の兆しが出始めた昭和29年に病に倒れ、以後は入退院を繰り返し、家業に専念できぬまま世を去る。