 He returned to sumo, and after winning championships in the "makushita" and "juryo" divisions he regained his position in "makuuchi" in 1973.He scored his second "kinboshi" (against Kitanoumi) in 1974.He even managed a return to "sanyaku" at "komusubi" in January 1975, the first time that any wrestler had done this after dropping to "makushita".