Nichiyu is known as a distinguished priest due to his achievement of establishing the Nakayama-monryu school, which is still highly estimated today, thus proving that Nichiko had a sharp eye for his pupils.
日祐は後に名僧として名を残して中山門流を確立した功績は、今日でも高く評価されているところであり日高の弟子を見る目は確かなものであった。