- Highest rank
- maegashira 前頭The numbered rank-and-file of the top division. More on maegashira 2
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Kokonoe
- From
- Niigata-ken, Higashikanbara-gun - Tokyo-to, Ota-ku
- Born
- 29 March 1956
- Height
- 189 cm
- Weight
- 143 kg
- Debut
- Aki 1971
- Retired
- 1 November 1984
Rank by basho 79 basho on the banzuke
MakuuchiJuryoMakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonokuchi | 1 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| Jonidan | 15 | 9 | 13 | 41% |
| Sandanme | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% |
| Makushita | 35 | 46 | 52 | 47% |
| Juryo | 10 | 78 | 63 | 55% |
| Makuuchi | 10 | 68 | 82 | 45% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
Titles and prizes
1 gold star (wins over a yokozuna as a maegashira).
How he wins top winning techniques
Most-faced opponents head to head
Latest bouts
- Lost to Jingakuyorikiri
- Lost to Kaikiuchimuso
- Lost to Daijuyamayorikiri
- Beat Tochitsukasaoshidashi
- Lost to Onishikiuwatenage
- Lost to Sadanoumisukuinage
- Beat Kuramauwatenage
- Lost to Hoosukuinage
- Beat Itaihatakikomi
- Beat Kirinjitsukiotoshi
- Lost to Daitetsuyorikiri
- Lost to Hidanohanashitatenage
- Beat Aobajoyorikiri
- Lost to Tagaryuyorikiri
- Lost to Masudayamahatakikomi
Ring names
- Saito Shoichi from Aki 1971
- Wakanofuji Shoichi from Kyushu 1971