- Highest rank
- makushita 幕下The third division, and the highest one that isn't salaried. More on makushita 57
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Kokonoe
- From
- Aomori-ken, Hirosaki-shi
- Born
- 13 February 1968
- Height
- 177 cm
- Weight
- 112 kg
- Debut
- Aki 1983
- Retired
- 1 November 1993
Rank by basho 61 basho on the banzuke
MakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonokuchi | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jonidan | 13 | 12 | 13 | 48% |
| Sandanme | 45 | 109 | 113 | 49% |
| Makushita | 1 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
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 Tochinoaraoshidashi
- Lost to Raioyorikiri
- Beat Matsunoumihatakikomi
- Lost to Takaminoboriyorikiri
- Lost to Suginooshidashi
- Lost to Kantoryuyorikiri
- Beat Kotokusuwakahikiotoshi
- Beat Hirotasukuinage
- Lost to Tamakioshidashi
- Beat Toshinrikihatakikomi
- Beat Tenshoshitatenage
- Beat Meitorikisukuinage
- Beat Yoshiazumahatakikomi
- Lost to Ishizakioshidashi
- Beat Shimamusashioshidashi
Ring names
- Motoki Takao from Aki 1983
- Kitanoryu from Natsu 1987
- Kitanoryu Takao from Aki 1987