- Highest rank
- sandanme 三段目The fourth division, with 160 wrestlers since January 2025. More on sandanme 97
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Tatsunami
- From
- Hokkaido, Monbetsu-gun, Ikutahara-cho
- Born
- 3 January 1980
- Height
- 194 cm
- Weight
- 118 kg
- Debut
- Haru 1995
- Retired
- 1 November 1999
Rank by basho 28 basho on the banzuke
SandanmeJonidanJonokuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonokuchi | 7 | 19 | 25 | 43% |
| Jonidan | 20 | 62 | 49 | 56% |
| Sandanme | 1 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
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
Latest bouts
- Beat Takaminoboriyoritaoshi
- Lost to Onomiyayorikiri
- Lost to Tamanoshosukuinage
- Beat Chikirautchari
- Lost to Toyoizumioshidashi
- Lost to Nawatayoritaoshi
- Beat Chiyonoranyoritaoshi
- Beat Koyamauwatenage
- Beat Tamaasukayoritaoshi
- Beat Kagejishiyorikiri
- Beat Minamotoyorikiri
- Lost to Usamiuwatenage
- Beat Obamayamayorikiri
- Beat Nishikijoyoritaoshi
- Beat Tetsuhikariyorikiri
Ring names
- Kawakami Yuji from Haru 1995
- Kawakamiyama Yuji from Nagoya 1995
- Kitanonami Yuji from Hatsu 1998