During the Pacific War, Fukuzawa, who had spread Western thought throughout Japan, was diminished, whereas the reputation of Masuda, who had tried to assassinate Fukuzawa, was much enhanced so that a shrine was built on the site of his birthplace.
太平洋戦争中は、西洋思想を日本に広めた福沢が貶められ、それを暗殺しようとした増田の評価が高まり、生家跡地には神社まで建立されたという。