He was appointed as a trainer of Nogaku sanyaku yoseikai (meeting of training three roles of Nogaku) in 1954, but decided to retire when the heir Yukiyasu passed away suddenly in 1956.
1954年には能楽三役養成会の講師に就任したが、1956年、嗣子之靖の急逝に衝撃を受け、引退を決意。