In the emperor-centered historiography which is based on state Shinto, he was praised as 'an exemplary loyal subject' or 'a true Japanese' who went off to war with a heavy gait, being prepared to die for his cause, so that he was worshiped also in the moral training education.
また、皇国史観の下、戦死を覚悟で大義の為に逍遥と戦場に赴く姿が「忠臣の鑑」、「日本人の鑑」として讃えられ、修身教育でも祀られる。