Order of the Chrysanthemum
For his services, he was accorded the Order of the Rising Sun (2nd class) in 1895, and the Order of the Sacred Treasures (1st class) in 1896, which came with a 10,000 yen monetary stipend. In 1902, he was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, and was the first foreigner to receive that decoration, which came with a 15,000 Yen stipend. He was posthumously awarded the Order of the Chrysanthemum.