In April 2016 his stablemaster retired and the stable moved to the Takanohana ichimon, with former komusubi Takamisugi taking over as head coach.

Benefiting from increased training opportunities at the Takanohana and Ōnomatsu stables, he earned promotion to the sekitori ranks with a 6–1 record at makushita 3 in September 2017.

He told a press conference that previously makuuchi was just a world seen on TV, and he was glad to see his name in the top part of the banzuke.

[2] In his makuuchi debut he was aiming for double-digit wins and the Fighting Spirit special prize, but this became impossible after his sixth loss on Day 13, and he ended the tournament with an 8–7 record.

He won promotion back to the top division after the September 2019 tournament, and produced his best makuuchi score to date of 10–5 in November.

[4] In December he revealed that he was again having problems with the anterior cruciate ligament injury in his right knee, for which surgery was recommended, but he planned to resume training instead.

[9] Takanoshō pulled out of the November 2023 tournament after appearing to suffer an injury to his right knee in his Day 10 match against Myōgiryū.

[13] He is a fan of the band One Ok Rock and got to meet them after they performed in Fukuoka Prefecture on 27 November 2019, where Takanoshō was on a regional sumo tour.

In July 2024 Takanoshō announced that he had married a woman three years his junior from Misawa, Aomori that he met through an acquaintance while competing in the makushita division.

[14] Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Terunofuji (retired) Kotozakura Hōshōryū Ōnosato Wakamotoharu Daieishō Abi Wakatakakage Takanoshō Kirishima Tobizaru Atamifuji Gōnoyama Ōhō Shōdai Ura Hiradoumi Chiyoshōma Takayasu Ichiyamamoto Endō Mitakeumi Rōga Takarafuji Churanoumi Ōshōma Tamawashi Meisei Midorifuji Takerufuji Nishikigi Ōnokatsu Shōnannoumi Kotoshōhō Hokutofuji Kinbōzan Hakuōhō Kitanowaka Tamashōhō Kagayaki Nishikifuji Tokihayate