Isegahama stable
July 1983, he fell back to the "juryo" division in November 1983 after withdrawing from the tournament with a dislocated shoulder. After developing diabetes his performances suffered and he remained in "juryo" for most of the next four years. In 1986 he visited the Yokota Air Base with his colleagues from Isegahama stable to take part in exhibition bouts with American schoolchildren. He reappeared in "makuuchi" in July 1987 (changing part of his "shikona" again, from Taiji to Yoshimitsu) but only for one tournament. After winning his third "juryo" championship in March 1988 with a 13-2 record he earned promotion to "makuuchi" for the fourth time, finally establishing himself as a top division regular. He never won a "sansho" or special prize, but did defeat "yokozuna" Onokuni in November 1988 to earn a "kinboshi." He also defeated "ozeki" Konishiki in this tournament. He injured his back during the March 1989 tournament after taking part in a strenuous training session with junior wrestler Akebono, later to become a "yokozuna". Upon the demotion of Ozutsu in January 1992 he became the man with the earliest top division experience left in "makuuchi" (although his service was not continuous). He was to lose top division status himself in May of that year after suffering from gastroenteritis, and retired just one tournament after that.