Isegahama stable
He found his stride from the November 2012 tournament after his third "jūryō" promotion. He recorded three consecutive 10-5 tournaments in this division, and was added to the ranks of the top "makuuchi" division for the first time in May 2013. He was the first wrestler from Aomori prefecture (a place known for producing many strong wrestlers) to enter "makuuchi" since Takarafuji (also from the Isegahama stable) in July 2011. Homarefuji only lasted one tournament however, as a 5–10 record in lower "makuuchi" saw him again in the ranks of "jūryō". For the next sixteen months, he became a "jūryō" regular, recording around the same number of winning and losing tournaments. In the last three tournaments of this period in September 2014, he managed a string of winning tournaments which culminated in an 11–4 record, his strongest showing ever since becoming a "sekitori".