A legendary performer, Rikimaru Tōhō's popularity is due not to TV or radio shows (although he has participated in several minor programs recently) but to his ability to modify his voice and play the parts of the characters (men, women and children) in the stories he reads, to the emotion he puts in this storytelling, and to the warm and polite way in which he interacts with his listeners.
Todo un intérprete legendario, la popularidad de Rikimaru Tōhō no se debe a la televisión o la radio (aunque ha participado en muchísimos programas pequeños recientemente) sino a su capacidad de modificar su voz e interpretar los papeles de los personajes (hombres, mujeres y niños) en las historias que lee, a la emoción que le pone a esta narración y a la forma cálida y educada en la cual interactúa con sus oyentes.