Kokonoe stable
He was suspended along with over a dozen other wrestlers from the July 2010 tournament after admitting involvement in illegal betting on baseball. As a result, he fell to the "makushita" division in September. This also left Kokonoe stable without any "sekitori". However, he scored 6-1 from the rank of "makushita" 5 , enough for an immediate return to "jūryō".