He joined Izutsu stable in 1977, and first reached a sekitori rank in July 1982 when he was promoted to the jūryō division.
He first made the top makuuchi division in January 1983 but posted a losing record of 4–11 and so was immediately demoted.
He made the san'yaku ranks for the first time in November 1987 when he reached komusubi, but he proved to be out of his depth and scored only two wins against thirteen losses.
[1] This affected his performance against top ranked wrestlers – he stumbled out of the dohyō in a match against Hokutoumi in September 1990 with his opponent barely having to touch him.
[1] Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi