- Highest rank
- makushita 幕下The third division, and the highest one that isn't salaried. More on makushita 40
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Takadagawa
- From
- Kanagawa-ken, Kawasaki-shi, Saiwai-ku
- Born
- 21 October 1973
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 96 kg
- Debut
- Haru 1989
- Retired
- 1 May 2008
Rank by basho 115 basho on the banzuke
MakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonokuchi | 4 | 12 | 16 | 43% |
| Jonidan | 24 | 87 | 81 | 52% |
| Sandanme | 80 | 266 | 285 | 48% |
| Makushita | 7 | 23 | 28 | 45% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
How he wins top winning techniques
Most-faced opponents head to head
| Opponent | Bouts | Record | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakachikuba | 8 | 5-3 | Compare |
| Gokokuyama | 7 | 4-3 | Compare |
| Kyokuhikari | 7 | 4-3 | Compare |
| Yamaguchi | 7 | 1-6 | Compare |
| Shirofuji | 5 | 3-2 | Compare |
| Tsukasaryu | 5 | 1-4 | Compare |
| Ryukai | 5 | 4-1 | Compare |
| Kotokusuwaka | 5 | 1-4 | Compare |
| Koshinoyama | 5 | 3-2 | Compare |
| Kanko | 5 | 3-2 | Compare |
| Tokiyutaka | 4 | 2-2 | Compare |
| Takahayate | 4 | 2-2 | Compare |
Latest bouts
- Lost to Takamiryuyorikiri
- Lost to Matsuharayorikiri
- Beat Kasugasatokatasukashi
- Lost to Masuhikarikimedashi
- Beat Ryuteiokuridashi
- Beat Minanosatoyorikiri
- Beat Masunofujishitatenage
- Beat Notononamihatakikomi
- Lost to Kasuganamioshidashi
- Lost to Tokitsukasauwatenage
- Beat Makuhariyorikiri
- Beat Tamakishinyorikiri
- Beat Jigurumashitatehineri
- Beat Kotoninseihatakikomi
- Beat Takagiyamayorikiri
Ring names
- Hamahikari Norio from Haru 1989
- Maeyamato Norio from Hatsu 1993
- Hiyoriyama Norio from Haru 1998
- Hiyoriyama Taro from Aki 2002