 Once again he lasted only one tournament back in the top division.He won his second "jūryō" championship in May 2012 with a score of 12–3 and secured promotion back to "makuuchi", but produced his worst performance in the top division to date in the following tournament, winning only two bouts.However, he responded by earning a sixth promotion to the top division for January 2013, but was demoted after only one tournament.