- Highest rank
- makushita 幕下The third division, and the highest one that isn't salaried. More on makushita 21
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Tatsutagawa
- From
- Chiba-ken, Noda-shi
- Born
- 10 October 1977
- Height
- 179 cm
- Weight
- 134 kg
- Debut
- Haru 1993
- Retired
- 1 July 1999
Rank by basho 38 basho on the banzuke
MakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonokuchi | 2 | 9 | 4 | 69% |
| Jonidan | 18 | 64 | 61 | 51% |
| Sandanme | 17 | 64 | 56 | 53% |
| Makushita | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
Titles and prizes
- 優勝Natsu 1999Sandanme
How he wins top winning techniques
Most-faced opponents head to head
Latest bouts
- Beat Naminootosukuinage
- Beat Chiyonoryuuwatenage
- Beat Shikinoumiyorikiri
- Beat Wakatenyuoshidashi
- Beat Furuichitsukiotoshi
- Beat Gokokuyamatsukiotoshi
- Beat Tenjutsukiotoshi
- Lost to Kotokusuwakayorikiri
- Lost to Kyokunankaiyorikiri
- Lost to Takamihanayorikiri
- Beat Nakabuchiuwatenage
- Beat Kyokuhikarikotenage
- Lost to Akinohanaokuridashi
- Lost to Chiyokanzanoshitaoshi
- Beat Shotenzanyoritaoshi
Ring names
- Takegaki Hajime from Haru 1993
- Takenosato Hajime from Aki 1993
- Takegaki Hajime from Natsu 1997