 He retired in 1985 and became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and the head coach of Oguruma stable.Scouted by the 53rd "Yokozuna" Kotozakura, he joined Sadogatake stable in July 1971.He was only 14 years old and still at junior high school, and in his early days in the "jonidan" division he was excused from fighting some matches to attend school, not travelling to the regional tournaments and fighting only on Sunday in the Tokyo ones.