- Highest rank
- yokozuna 横綱Grand champion, the top rank. A yokozuna can't be demoted. More on yokozuna
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Nishonoseki
- From
- Hokkaido, Kawakami-gun, Deshikaga-cho
- Born
- 29 May 1940
- Height
- 187 cm
- Weight
- 124 kg
- Debut
- Aki 1956
- Retired
- 1 May 1971
Rank by basho 80 basho on the banzuke
MakuuchiJuryoMakushitaSandanme
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandanme | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Makushita | 6 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Juryo | 4 | 45 | 16 | 74% |
| Makuuchi | 69 | 745 | 144 | 84% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
Titles and prizes
- 優勝Kyushu 1959Juryo
- 優勝Kyushu 1960
- 優勝Nagoya 1961
- 優勝Aki 1961
- 優勝Kyushu 1961
- 優勝Hatsu 1962
- 優勝Nagoya 1962
- 優勝Aki 1962
- 優勝Kyushu 1962
- 優勝Hatsu 1963
- 優勝Haru 1963
- 優勝Natsu 1963
- 優勝Hatsu 1964
- 優勝Haru 1964
- 優勝Aki 1964
- 優勝Kyushu 1964
- 優勝Haru 1965
- 優勝Nagoya 1965
- 優勝Kyushu 1965
- 優勝Haru 1966
- 優勝Natsu 1966
- 優勝Nagoya 1966
- 優勝Aki 1966
- 優勝Kyushu 1966
- 優勝Hatsu 1967
- 優勝Natsu 1967
- 優勝Aki 1967
- 優勝Aki 1968
- 優勝Kyushu 1968
- 優勝Hatsu 1969
- 優勝Natsu 1969
- 優勝Haru 1970
- 優勝Hatsu 1971
Kanto-sho ×2, Gino-sho ×1. 1 gold star (wins over a yokozuna as a maegashira).
How he wins top winning techniques
Most-faced opponents head to head
| Opponent | Bouts | Record | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kashiwado | 37 | 21-16 | Compare |
| Kitabayama | 35 | 24-11 | Compare |
| Kiyokuni | 33 | 29-4 | Compare |
| Sadanoyama | 32 | 27-5 | Compare |
| Yutakayama | 32 | 28-4 | Compare |
| Kitanofuji | 31 | 26-5 | Compare |
| Tochihikari | 30 | 24-6 | Compare |
| Fujinishiki | 30 | 27-3 | Compare |
| Tochinoumi | 28 | 20-8 | Compare |
| Tamanoumi | 28 | 21-7 | Compare |
| Kainoyama | 26 | 21-5 | Compare |
| Myobudani | 26 | 20-6 | Compare |
Latest bouts
- Lost to FukunohanaDefault
- Lost to Takanohanayoritaoshi
- Beat Fujinokawakatasukashi
- Beat Ryukotsukiotoshi
- Beat Takamiyamasukuinage
- Lost to Tochifujioshitaoshi
- Lost to Tamanoumiyorikiri
- Lost to Kitanofujisukuinage
- Beat Kotozakuraoshidashi
- Beat Haguroiwayorikiri
- Beat Kiyokuniyorikiri
- Beat Takamiyamasukuinage
- Beat Futagodakesukuinage
- Beat Maenoyamayorikiri
- Beat Hasegawayorikiri