Sakebe explained that "these tables save much labor, [but] they are but little known for the reason that they have never been printed in our country.
He presented this work to the Astronomy Board as evidence of the superiority of the European calendar, but the effort produced no identifiable effect.
[6] However, Koide's work and translations of other Western writers did indirectly affect the Tenpo calendar revision in 1842–1844.
Koide was part of the team of astronomers and mathematicians working on an improved lunar calendar system.
A great many errors had been found in the lunar calendar; and revisions were publicly adopted in 1844.