 After the war, he became marshal admiral on 31 January 1905, and his title of nobility was raised to that of "hakushaku" (count) in 1907.At the same time, he was awarded the Order of the Golden Kite (1st class) and the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum.Itō professed to have absolutely no interest in politics whatsoever, but was unofficially regarded as one of the "genrō" by his contemporaries.