He was an amateur champion at Komazawa University and so was given makushita tsukedashi status upon entering professional sumo.
He made his makuuchi debut in the same tournament as Kotowaka and as both were unusually tall, they were nicknamed "Jumbo Jet" and "Concorde".
Upon retirement from active competition, he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Tatsutayama.
[1] He had been suffering from diabetes and liver disease since his days as an active wrestler.
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