He was born in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, as a younger brother of an identical twin to a Filipino mother and a Japanese father.

After junior high he chose to join Takanohana stable along with his brother stating, "I won't make any money in basketball and I would like to continue using my body."

His first tournament in jūryō did not pan out as his last year had and he fell flat managing only a 4–11 record and being immediately be demoted back down to the makushita division.

In May 2019 at the rank of jūryō 2 he got a 13-2 winning record taking home the yūshō or championship and guaranteeing his promotion to the top division.

In September 2019 when his twin brother was told to retire for striking his tsukebito or personal assistant, Takagenji was also reprimanded because although he had not used physical violence, he was found to have engaged in power harassment.

The actions were criticized by the head of the Japan Sports Agency, and the Sumo Association acknowledged that it failed to handle the matter properly.

[6] Having initially claimed that a trace must have come from the oil of a pain reliever he was using, he later admitted that he had smoked a cannabis cigarette while roadside at his Nagoya training quarters.

On 3 September 2021 his case was referred to prosecutors regarding possible violation of the Cannabis Control Law by possessing marijuana,[10] but it was announced on 12 October that he would not be prosecuted.

He was initially a yotsu-sumo or grappling specialist, but began to switch to pushing techniques around 2015 to try to improve his performances after finding himself going back and forth between the makushita and sandanme divisions.

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi On December 24, 2021, Satoshi announced that he was becoming a mixed martial artist, adopting the ring name Takakenshin (貴賢神).

[17] Satoshi faced Cody Jerabek at RIZIN Landmark 9 on March 23, 2024, winning his first bout via TKO stoppage in the first round.