[3] He entered Osaka-sumo and made his debut in May 1824 under the name Todatsuno Fujiyoshi (戸立野 藤吉) but changed his shikona multiple times.

He didn't find much success in Osaka-sumo and transferred to Edo-sumo in November 1830 where he became the pupil of a wrestler named Urakaze Ichiemon (浦風 市右エ門) and wrestled for the Unshu domain (雲州藩).

[2] In March, 1839 he began to wrestler for the Kumamoto Domain in Higo and was promoted to ōzeki under the name Noginosato Nouemon (濃錦里 諾右衛門).

He wasn't a particularly strong wrestler, but around the end of the Edo period the promotion in the ranking had less to do with ability and more to do with the influence of one's backers and Shiranui had powerful patrons.

He stayed in sumo as an elder after his retirement, under the name Minato (湊), and served as chairman of Osaka-sumo.

[3] The place in considered a designated historic site and it's customary for Shiranui-style yokozuna to perform an in-ring ceremony when the Japan Sumo Association tours in the province.