He began Sumo at the age of 3rd grader and won the championship consecutively for six years.

[1] He also began judo at his junior high school days and when he was a student of Nihon University, he was trained by former world champion, Chonosuke Takagi.

[1] In 1991, he participated in the World Championships held in Barcelona.

He also participated Asian Championships in Osaka and won a gold medal at the half-heavyweight category.

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