 He took his first "make-koshi" or losing score in his top division debut in May 2006, but an exceptional result of 12-3 in November of that year, in which he was runner-up, gained him two prizes.Hōmashō was promoted to "maegashira" 4 for the following tournament in January 2007.He only managed a 7-8 score there and so slipped down the rankings slightly, but he produced a strong 11-4 record from "maegashira" 5 in March 2007, which earned him his second Technique prize.