Tatsunami stable
Born in Usa, he worked on fishing boats as young boy. He joined professional sumo in March 1927 at the age of 15, recruited by Tatsunami stable. He entered the top "makuuchi" division at the beginning of 1932. He was promoted from the middle of the second "jūryō" division to "maegashira" 4, as many top division wrestlers had just gone on strike (the so-called ""), and the Japan Sumo Association needed to fill the gaps in the ranks. However, he soon proved himself worthy of the promotion, finishing as runner-up in his second top division tournament.