Ohnosato won the "amateur yokozuna" title for the second year in a row and stepped on the first ring as the 10th makushita rating in the sumo summer tournament. Dai no Sato of Nishonoseki Chamber won the All Japan Championship to determine the best Japan amateur sumo wrestler for two consecutive years during his college years.
Dai spent half a year learning about the history of sumo wrestling, calligraphy, and the basics and knowledge of being a sumo wrestlers.