[1] As his club did not have many members, they regularly trained at Musashigawa stable, and this was the heya he joined upon entering the professional ranks.

It had taken him 59 tournaments to win promotion to the top division from his debut, which at the time was the longest of any former collegiate champion (this dubious honor is now held by Tsurugidake).

At 32 years and five months he was also the fourth oldest wrestler to make his top division debut since the end of World War II.

In the September tournament he produced his best top division score of 10–5, narrowly failing to win a special prize after being beaten on the final day.

He lost his top division status after scoring only 4–11 in March, but won his second jūryō championship with an 11–4 record in May and secured an immediate return to makuuchi.

His danpatsu-shiki or official retirement ceremony was held in the Ryogoku Kokugikan October 2013, with around 300 guests and his stablemaster, former yokozuna Mienoumi, making the final cut of his topknot.

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