He made his debut in January 1894. He was promoted to the top
makuuchi division in January 1897. He had the best record in five tournaments before the modern
yūshō system awarding a championship to the wrestler with the best record was established. In two of these runs he did not suffer a single defeat or draw. In May 1900, he had the best record as
sekiwake without a single defeat or draw but was not promoted to
ōzeki. The reason is said to be that he was small compared to other
ōzeki. In May 1905, he managed to reach
ōzeki along
Kunimiyama, who was promoted at the same time. Araiwa had a perfect tournament without a single defeat or draw. However, in the end, he was never promoted to
yokozuna. He retired as an active wrestler in January 1909. His winning average in the top
makuuchi division was over .800. ==Top Division Record==