出羽海部屋
Born in Chuo, Tokyo, he joined Dewanoumi stable and was coached by former "yokozuna" Hitachiyama. He made his debut in May 1917, and was promoted to the "jūryō" division in May 1922. After winning the "jūryō" division championship in January 1923 he reached the top "makuuchi" division in May 1923. In January 1926, at the rank of "maegashira" 2, he finished as runner-up to "yokozuna" Tsunenohana with a fine 10–1 record. His earned him promotion to "sekiwake", and after two more runner-up performances he was promoted to "ōzeki" in May 1927.