Tachiyama joined Tomozuna stable at the insistence of Itagaki Taisuke and Saigō Tsugumichi.

[2] On the 3rd day of June 1910 tournament, Tachiyama's thrusts caused komusubi Kohitachi Yoshitaro to fly over spectators where he fell in the fourth row of seats.

[4] Much taller and stronger than his contemporaries, Tachiyama never had a losing record (make-koshi) in his eighteen-year career, and whilst at the yokozuna rank lost only three bouts.

[4] If he had not lost that match (which he claimed many years later was deliberate, to help out his rival yokozuna who was struggling at the time),[4] he would have set an all-time record of 100 consecutive wins.

As it stands, his second winning streak of 56 bouts, which began on the 9th day of the January 1912 tournament, is the fifth best in history after Futabayama, Tanikaze, Hakuho and Umegatani I.

[7] His sheer strength and physical presence drew comparisons with Raiden Tameemon,[8] but also meant he was perhaps less popular with the general public than his predecessors Hitachiyama and Umegatani II.

Key:d=Draw(s) (引分);   h=Hold(s) (預り) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi *Championships for the best record in a tournament were not recognized or awarded before the 1909 summer tournament and the above championships that are labelled "unofficial" are historically conferred.