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Yoshikaze was married in
December 2008, and the wedding ceremony was held in October 2009. He has two children, a daughter and a son. It was reported in November 2020 that he had separated from his wife, which at the time could have impacted his ability to eventually run his own stable. In March 2021
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and Kakuryū, in the first four days, and received his third
Technique Prize at the end of the tournament. He produced another good performance in July 2017, beating Harumafuji on the opening day and ending with a 9–6 record: he was in consideration for another Technique prize before losing to the
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division in
January 2006. It took him only 12 tournaments to make the top division from his professional debut, equal to the second fastest rise ever since the six tournaments per year system was introduced in 1958. However, until January 2009 he did not manage to rise above the mid
708:, and that as he was unable to reach an amicable settlement with his hometown, he was suing Saiki for damages as he regarded the canyoning as a PR event for the town. In January 2022 it was announced that due to the imminent closure of Oguruma stable he would be transferring to the
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in the next three tournaments. The
November 2009 tournament was one of his most successful, as he won nine of his first ten bouts before slowing down somewhat to finish on 10–5. In September 2010 he won his second Fighting Spirit prize, which was shared with his stablemate
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appearance (47 tournaments). He managed a 6–9 at this rank, and though this would lead to a demotion, it is considered relatively strong showing for a wrestler debuting at this challenging rank. In the following July tournament in
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After the May 2024 tournament, the Sumo
Association granted the request of Yoshikaze to branch off from Nishonoseki stable for the purposes of creating his own stable. Wrestlers transferring to the new Nakamura stable included
438:, or spin throw from the edge of the ring. However he was able to win only three other bouts in that tournament and fell to the bottom of the division. An 8–7 record in January 2008 kept him in
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title in his third year. Because he wanted to wait until after his graduation from university before joining professional sumo, he missed out on the chance to enter at the level of the third
290:. His best performance in a tournament came in July 2015 when he was the runner-up and scored twelve wins against three losses. In the following tournament in September 2015 he defeated two
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At the start of his career he was considerably older and more experienced than most of the competition there and quickly worked his way up the ranks, winning two tournament titles in the
692:, indicating that he intended to stay in sumo as a coach upon his retirement. On the fifth day of the September 2019 tournament, with his continuing absence making demotion to the
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to end the tournament with an 8–7 record. He was awarded the special prize for
Technique for the second consecutive tournament. His efforts saw him promoted to the rank of
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2 for the
January 2009 tournament. Although he was not able to come through with a winning record his score of 6–9 was creditable, and he scored a memorable win over new
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score at Nagoya in July, finishing with 12–3 and earning a fourth
Fighting Spirit prize. His excellent form continued in September 2015 when his eleven wins from
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for the first time, 59 tournaments after his top division debut. This is the second slowest in history, behind only fellow
Oguruma stable member
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on Day 5. After having surgery on a knee injury in June 2019, he announced that he would miss the July 2019 tournament, resulting in a fall to
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14 after losing records in five of the last six tournaments. He recovered in May however, with a 10–5 result and then produced a career-best
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but ended the tournament with a losing record and withdrew from the
November tournament after winning only four of his first twelve matches.
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721:, or official retirement ceremony, was held on 5 February 2022. Around 250 people took part in the hair-cutting ceremony, including fellow
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for the November 2015 tournament and defeated Kakūryū for the second time in a row on the opening day. He went on to post wins over both
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and Kakūryū. He was additionally awarded the special prizes for Outstanding Performance and Technique. Yoshikaze returned to the rank of
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274:. A former amateur sumo champion, he turned professional in 2004, reaching the top division two years later. Until his promotion to
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481:, after producing a fine 11–4 score, having been 7–0. He followed up with a solid 8–7 record in November, which saw him return to
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divisions with perfect 7–0 records. He initially competed under his own surname of Ōnishi, but upon reaching the second highest
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rank for the first time since March 2016. He became the fifth oldest wrestler post World War II to earn promotion to
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One of his best performance in the top division came in November 2008 when he won 11 bouts and was awarded his first
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4. This not only saw him win his third Fighting Spirit Prize, but also guaranteed him promotion to the
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2612:"SUMO/ Kisenosato pulls out of Tokyo basho, has back to wall"
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in May 2014 he had the active record for the longest serving
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division certain, he submitted his retirement papers to the
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2972:'s official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage
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In the November 2007 tournament he defeated fan favourite
2566:. Japan Sumo Association. 30 August 2017. Archived from
2437:"Harumafuji wins Kyushu title despite final-day defeat"
785:
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Yoshikaze achieved a majority of wins in his debut at
2564:"2017 September Grand Sumo Tournament Banzuke Topics"
2198:=Technique Also shown:
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after the November 2017 tournament, but back in the
2455:"2016 January Grand Sumo Tournament Banzuke Topics"
784:, who had just been promoted to the second-highest
425:ranks and twice fell back to the second division.
816:or belt. His most common winning techniques were
682:In February 2013 Yoshikaze acquired the Nakamura
621:by defeating Kakuryū on Day 10. Returning to the
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2394:"Kakuryu bounces back to grab elusive 2nd title"
2320:"New Juryo for July, Oonishi gets a new shikona"
367:level in January 2004, the first former amateur
2685:(in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 12 September 2019
2342:"2008 May Grand Sumo Tournament Banzuke Topics"
2281:List of sumo tournament top division runners-up
2872:"元嘉風の中村親方、二所ノ関部屋から独立し新部屋創設 友風や嘉陽らが転籍 大の里は転籍せず"
2520:"Kisenosato, Takayasu remain perfect in Osaka"
2367:"Harumafuji crashes to defeat at Nagoya basho"
2808:中村雅継/元 嘉風 "Yoshikaze 319" (19 October 2021).
308:rank in history, behind only his stablemate
2834:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
2661:"Byzantine rules govern sumo's name shares"
2652:
2502:"Harumafuji captures title at Nagoya Basho"
650:at 35 years, 5 months. He was demoted from
432:with the rare but spectacular technique of
327:He retired in September 2019 and is now an
741:, also from Ōita Prefecture), Nishonoseki
31:
2946:"Yoshikaze Masatsugu Rikishi Information"
2874:(in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 30 May 2024
575:1 included victories over both competing
492:In March 2014 Yoshikaze scored 10–5 from
2636:. Japan Sumo Association. Archived from
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444:
347:, and won the college equivalent of the
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2460:. Japan Sumo Association. December 2015
833:his ex-wife was arrested on charges of
677:
642:on the final day. This returned him to
92:148 kg (326 lb; 23.3 st)
3001:Nippon Sport Science University alumni
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658:ranks in January 2018 he defeated two
223:* Up to date as of September 12, 2019.
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512:had losing scores. His promotion to
502:ranks for the first time, as all the
397:division in July 2005 he changed his
2783:"元関脇嘉風の中村親方が二所ノ関部屋に移籍 初場所後尾車部屋閉鎖に伴い"
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606:, who took 68 tournaments to reach
563:In early 2015 Yoshikaze dropped to
343:He was an amateur sumo champion at
13:
2415:"Hakuho victorious on opening day"
485:2 in January 2011, and he reached
14:
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286:wrestler who had never reached a
3006:Sumo people from Ōita Prefecture
2614:. Asahi Shimbun. 19 January 2018
2592:. Asahi Shimbun. 18 January 2018
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2920:"元関脇 嘉風 中村親方の妻を逮捕 小5の長女への暴行の疑い"
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723:Nippon Sport Science University
688:or elder stock from the former
674:for the first time since 2007.
345:Nippon Sport Science University
118:Nippon Sport Science University
2900:(in Japanese). 6 November 2020
2852:(in Japanese). 5 February 2022
2789:(in Japanese). 12 January 2022
2737:(in Japanese). 19 October 2020
2659:Gunning, John (13 June 2018).
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2417:. Japan Times. 8 November 2015
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339:Early life and sumo background
1:
2894:"4億円訴訟の元嘉風が将来のおかみさんと別居＆離婚調停中"
2850:"大相撲 元関脇の嘉風が断髪式「生まれ変わっても力士に」"
2711:(in Japanese). 2 October 2019
2480:"Yoshikaze bouts by opponent"
2304:
629:in May 2017, he defeated two
335:, known as Nakamura Oyakata.
2926:(in Japanese). 22 March 2021
2757:"被告の佐伯市は争う姿勢「渓流下りは嘉風関の強い要請」"
2731:"元関脇・嘉風、出身の佐伯市を提訴「PRのけがで引退」"
2634:"Absent Rikishi Information"
2522:. Japan Today. 21 March 2017
7:
2810:"嘉風引退中村襲名披露大相撲 令和４年２月５日（土）"
2392:staff (27 September 2015).
2291:List of past sumo wrestlers
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2116:East Maegashira #11
2094:West Maegashira #12
2054:West Maegashira #15
1766:East Maegashira #14
1744:West Maegashira #11
1659:West Maegashira #11
1641:East Maegashira #13
1568:West Maegashira #10
1557:East Maegashira #10
1410:West Maegashira #11
1388:East Maegashira #13
1337:East Maegashira #15
1326:West Maegashira #12
1271:East Maegashira #12
1260:East Maegashira #11
1249:East Maegashira #15
1238:West Maegashira #14
1227:West Maegashira #12
1216:West Maegashira #15
1198:West Maegashira #10
1187:West Maegashira #15
1176:East Maegashira #13
1154:West Maegashira #12
1143:West Maegashira #13
1114:East Maegashira #12
1092:West Maegashira #14
1081:West Maegashira #16
1070:West Maegashira #13
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414:He was promoted to the top
304:debut to the third highest
185:Outstanding Performance (2)
10:
3027:
2683:"嘉風引退「土俵で散れなかった」尾車親方が無念代弁"
2544:. Japan Times. 17 May 2017
2190:=Outstanding performance;
2105:West Maegashira #6
2083:West Maegashira #5
2065:West Maegashira #4
2043:West Maegashira #5
2032:East Maegashira #8
2021:West Maegashira #7
2003:East Maegashira #2
1929:East Maegashira #4
1918:West Maegashira #5
1900:West Maegashira #2
1889:West Maegashira #1
1871:West Maegashira #5
1860:East Maegashira #4
1792:West Maegashira #1
1777:East Maegashira #8
1755:East Maegashira #9
1726:West Maegashira #4
1711:West Maegashira #3
1696:West Maegashira #2
1670:East Maegashira #4
1630:West Maegashira #8
1619:West Maegashira #7
1608:East Maegashira #6
1597:West Maegashira #9
1586:East Maegashira #8
1546:East Maegashira #8
1535:West Maegashira #9
1524:West Maegashira #2
1513:East Maegashira #6
1495:West Maegashira #5
1484:West Maegashira #2
1473:West Maegashira #1
1462:West Maegashira #7
1443:West Maegashira #2
1425:East Maegashira #5
1399:West Maegashira #8
1377:West Maegashira #9
1366:East Maegashira #5
1348:East Maegashira #9
1315:West Maegashira #5
1304:West Maegashira #4
1293:West Maegashira #2
1103:East Maegashira #9
997:West Makushita #16
979:West Makushita #11
931:West Jonokuchi #27
229:
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1019:East Makushita #3
1008:West Makushita #5
955:West Sandanme #60
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2705:"元嘉風の引退、キャニオニング原因…市長明かす"
2318:Jonosuke (25 May 2005).
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1985:West Sekiwake #1
1970:West Sekiwake #1
1959:East Komusubi #1
1944:West Komusubi #1
1849:East Sekiwake #1
1838:West Sekiwake #1
1685:East Komusubi #1
966:East Sandanme #6
944:East Jonidan #23
556:in September by beating
2996:Japanese sumo wrestlers
704:accident in his native
268:. His highest rank was
70:1.77 m (5 ft
2346:Japan Sumo Association
2286:Glossary of sumo terms
2154:Top division runner-up
1030:West Jūryō #13
798:Yoshikaze's favourite
698:Japan Sumo Association
662:on consecutive days –
548:as he was back in the
524:without ever making a
450:
449:Yoshikaze in May 2009.
363:and made his debut at
333:Japan Sumo Association
2150:Top division champion
2127:West Jūryō #7
2119:Sat out due to injury
1165:East Jūryō #1
1125:East Jūryō #1
1052:West Jūryō #5
1041:West Jūryō #7
448:
2146:wins–losses–absences
1454:Tournament Cancelled
820:, the push out, and
678:Retirement from sumo
359:division. He joined
316:in total, and eight
40:Personal information
2970:Yoshikaze Masatsugu
2443:. 22 November 2015.
847:
846:Yoshikaze Masatsugu
837:of their daughter.
756:(former stablemate
246:Yoshikaze Masatsugu
183:Fighting Spirit (4)
143:Sekiwake (Jan 2016)
19:Yoshikaze Masatsugu
2398:The Japan News by
2182:=Fighting spirit;
2122:0–0–15
1528:3–10–2
1034:10–4–1
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802:are listed at the
710:Nishonoseki stable
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403:to Yoshikaze. The
2763:. 21 October 2019
2570:on 31 August 2017
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2166:Non-participation
2135:0–0–5
1816:West Komusubi
1730:4–8–3
1634:6–5–4
1457:0–0–0
970:7–0–P
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