2004 was a disastrous year for him as a knee injury in May meant he missed nearly all his matches and fell to the fourth sandanme division.

It was subsequently discovered that due to the lack of treatment of earlier injuries, his anterior cruciate ligament was completely worn away.

In 2014 he swapped elder names with Matsugane Oyakata, the former ōzeki Wakashimazu, and joined the renamed Nishonoseki stable.

In August 2020 it was announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19, although he had not been displaying symptoms and was not believed to have been in close contact with other sumo personnel during the most recent tournament.

[3] Tamarikidō preferred to fight on the opponent's mawashi, and his favoured grip was (somewhat unusually) morozashi, or double hand inside.

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