During the war he was recruited by the Imperial Japanese Navy, assigned to the anti-submarine patrol unit with his father.

He was unfortunate in that the tournament in which he was kadoban he had to withdraw shortly before his match on Day 5 due to injuring his knee doing shiko stamps in the training area.

[1] He was the only yokozuna or ōzeki since 1950 to have won only one sanshō in his career – the Outstanding Performance prize in the tournament that led to his promotion.

This was because the makuuchi division was a great deal larger in his time and maegashira wrestlers fought largely amongst themselves and did not face yokozuna or ōzeki.

He also worked as a judge of tournament bouts, and it was remarked upon that audience members seated directly behind him would miss most of the action.

The stable was small, and had been unable to produce a sekitori since its founding, but Takamichi eventually did reach juryo in March 1987, 14 months after Ōuchiyama's death.

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi