▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁j ū ry ō ▁division ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁and ▁mak u uch i , ▁the ▁top ▁division , ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁In ▁July ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁kom us ub i , ▁defe ating ▁two ▁y ok oz una ▁( T ai h ō ▁and ▁T aman ou mi ) ▁and ▁receiving ▁his ▁first ▁prize ▁( sh uk un - sh ō ). ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁se ki w ake ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁tournament ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁suffered ▁from ▁a ▁chron ic ▁li ver ▁problem ▁throughout ▁his ▁career , ▁and ▁although ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁keep ▁it ▁under ▁control ▁by ▁changing ▁his ▁di et , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁factor ▁in ▁his ▁event ual ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁his ▁ 1 1 th ▁day ▁match ▁with ▁Fut ag od ake ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁draw ▁( h ik iw ake ). ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁last ▁draw ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁division ▁to ▁date . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁mak u uch i ▁tournament ▁or ▁y ū sh ō ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁ ō ze ki ▁the ▁following ▁January . ▁He ▁lost ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁b outs ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁tournament s , ▁resulting ▁in ▁an ▁automatic ▁dem otion ▁back ▁to ▁se ki w ake , ▁but ▁a ▁good ▁result ▁of ▁ 1 0