However he decided to try professional sumo after completing junior high primarily to relieve the burden on his family, as they were poor with his father relying on migrant work.
He made his sanyaku debut at komusubi in November 1970 and although he only scored six wins against nine losses, he defeated yokozuna Taihō in this tournament.
[1] He made 18 appearances in the lower sanyaku ranks (sekiwake or komusubi) but unusually for someone with that level of success never won a tournament championship (yusho) in any division.
He had another resurgence in late 1978 and early 1979, where for three straight tournaments he earned a special prize – one Fighting Spirit and two Outstanding Performance – and defeated a yokozuna (Kitanoumi twice and Wajima once).
[1][2] He moved to Tomozuna stable in an assistant coach role, and reached the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age of 65 in November 2013.
In April 2023, another of his grandson, Kaito Fujiwara (the son of his eldest daughter), became a professional wrestler at Tokitsukaze stable.
[5] Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi