He was a personal attendant (付け人, tsukebito) to his stablemate Ryuden, who was a fellow Yamanashi Prefecture native and alumnus of his junior high school judo club.

[3] Starting in March 2014, Shobushi was a performer of comic sumo displays (初っ切り, shokkiri) on regional tours and exhibition tournaments.

Usually both wrestlers in shokkiri are from the same stable, but Azumazeki had no-one small enough to provide a contrast to the larger Takamisato, so Shobushi who was of short stature and weighed only around 110 kilograms (240 lb) was asked instead.

He remained in intensive care from 19 April until his death from multiple organ failure brought on by COVID-19 related pneumonia on May 13.

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