He began his career as a retained Sumo wrestler of the Tokushima clan, however during the term, he temporarily served as a retained wrestler of the Matsue clan, then from October of 1864, he became a retained wrestler of the Satsuma clan.
徳島藩の抱え相撲力士として出発したが、途中で一時期松江藩の抱え力士となり、1864年（元治元年）10月以降は薩摩藩の抱え力士となった。