春日野部屋
He entered professional sumo as a wrestler for Kasugano stable in the 2007 January tournament. After posting a strong 5-2 record in his first official tournament, he achieved a perfect 7-0 record to face fellow up and coming wrestler Yamamotoyama to whom he lost the playoff bout for the "jonidan" championship or "yūshō". Promoted to "sandanme" in the following tournament, he posted a 6-1 record and a 5-1 record in the following tournament, garnering him promotion to "makushita".