- Highest rank
- makushita 幕下The third division, and the highest one that isn't salaried. More on makushita 12
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Azumazeki
- From
- Niigata-ken, Sanjo-shi
- Born
- 12 December 1969
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 127 kg
- Debut
- Hatsu 1986
- Retired
- 1 September 1995
Rank by basho 58 basho on the banzuke
MakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonokuchi | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jonidan | 5 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| Sandanme | 20 | 45 | 25 | 64% |
| Makushita | 32 | 108 | 112 | 49% |
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
- Lost to Karatsunadayorikiri
- Beat Haruyamayorikiri
- Beat Tsuchihashiyorikiri
- Beat Torafusuyamayorikiri
- Lost to Takaozakiuwatenage
- Beat Asofujiabisetaoshi
- Beat Kotonomineabisetaoshi
- Beat Naruarashiyorikiri
- Beat Tokotakarauwatenage
- Lost to Wakabushotsukidashi
- Lost to Komachikarautchari
- Beat Genyuzanoshidashi
- Beat Fusanosatoyorikiri
- Beat Natsuboriyoritaoshi
- Beat Meitorikiyorikiri
Ring names
- Hoshino from Hatsu 1986
- Takamiwaka Kiyokazu from Haru 1986