- Highest rank
- jūryō 十両The second division, and the lowest that's paid a salary. More on jūryō 10
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Kokonoe
- From
- Miyazaki-ken, Higashiusuki-gun, Nango-son
- Born
- 4 September 1959
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 120 kg
- Debut
- Haru 1975
- Retired
- 1 January 1983
Rank by basho 47 basho on the banzuke
JuryoMakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonokuchi | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jonidan | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sandanme | 10 | 15 | 13 | 54% |
| Makushita | 30 | 42 | 47 | 47% |
| Juryo | 2 | 13 | 21 | 38% |
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 Setonishiki
- Lost to Hagakureyama
- Beat Suiho
- Lost to Dairyu
- Beat Tachiasahi
- Beat Daiko
- Beat Kaguyama
- Lost to Tatsufuji
- Lost to Ichiki
- Lost to Tenkoyama
- Beat Kotogaiwa
- Lost to Futatsuryu
- Beat Tochinoiwa
- Beat Kawabata
- Lost to Okouwatenage
Ring names
- Shimoda from Haru 1975
- Nishinofuji Katsuji from Natsu 1978
- Shimoda from Hatsu 1979
- Nishinofuji Katsuji from Haru 1979