sentences:  With the exception of two tournaments, he was ranked in the top division of professional sumo from 1999 until the end of his career in 2013, holding the second highest rank of "ōzeki" from 2000 to 2001.He won eight special prizes and was runner-up in four top division tournaments.He wrestled for Fujishima stable (formerly Musashigawa stable), where he worked as a coach until opening his own Futagoyama stable.