- Highest rank
- maegashira 前頭The numbered rank-and-file of the top division. More on maegashira 3
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Kasugano
- From
- Saitama-ken, Kumagaya-shi
- Born
- 8 June 1946
- Height
- 186 cm
- Weight
- 141 kg
- Debut
- Natsu 1961
- Retired
- 1 September 1974
Rank by basho 80 basho on the banzuke
MakuuchiJuryoMakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonokuchi | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jonidan | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sandanme | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Makushita | 25 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| Juryo | 33 | 235 | 231 | 50% |
| Makuuchi | 11 | 75 | 113 | 40% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
Titles and prizes
- 優勝Natsu 1967Makushita
- 優勝Haru 1968Juryo
- 優勝Aki 1972Juryo
2 gold stars (wins over a yokozuna as a maegashira).
How he wins top winning techniques
Most-faced opponents head to head
| Opponent | Bouts | Record | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshinohana | 20 | 12-8 | Compare |
| Asanobori | 18 | 9-9 | Compare |
| Shiratayama | 17 | 10-7 | Compare |
| Teruzakura | 17 | 9-8 | Compare |
| Dairyugawa | 16 | 8-8 | Compare |
| Futatsuryu | 16 | 8-8 | Compare |
| Asaarashi | 15 | 7-8 | Compare |
| Daimonji | 14 | 8-6 | Compare |
| Taiga | 14 | 6-8 | Compare |
| Yoshioyama | 14 | 5-9 | Compare |
| Kotetsuyama | 13 | 6-7 | Compare |
| Tokibayama | 12 | 1-11 | Compare |
Latest bouts
- Lost to KagetoraDefault
- Lost to Banryuyamaoshidashi
- Lost to Tokibayamayorikiri
- Lost to Onoboriyorikiri
- Lost to Maruyamayorikiri
- Lost to Aobayamatsuridashi
- Lost to Wakaryujishitatenage
- Lost to Kiyonohanauchigake
- Lost to Kotetsuyamayorikiri
- Lost to Tamakiyamayorikiri
- Beat Teruzakurauwatenage
- Lost to Genbuokuridashi
- Lost to Futatsuryuyorikiri
- Lost to Daioyorikiri
- Lost to Kenryuyorikiri
Ring names
- Kogure Haruo from Natsu 1961
- Tochinofuji from Nagoya 1963
- Kogure Haruo from Haru 1966
- Tochinofuji from Kyushu 1966
- Tochifuji Katsutake from Haru 1967