 However, under Mochinori's administration, a great many elementary schools were founded, along with a system by which the prefectural government funded students to study in Tokyo, and variety of other educational programs.He was replaced as governor of Okinawa in 1883, becoming a member of the "Genrōin" (Council of Elders in the central Tokyo-based government), and in 1884 he became a count (伯爵 "hakushaku").Toward the end of his life, he also received a promotion to senior 2nd court rank (正二位 "shō-ni-i").