He helped to sumo to flourish during Kansei Period by holding the joranzumo (sumo match held in front of the Emperor) with Kajinosuke Tanikaze (the second) for the Barbarian Subduing General Ienari TOKUGAWA on June 11, 1791.
征夷大将軍徳川家斉観戦の寛政3年（1791年）6月11日(旧暦)谷風梶之助(2代)と上覧相撲をおこなうなど寛政の繁栄期を築いた。