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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
719:, 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
449:, 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
301:. 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
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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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732:, 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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2983:'s official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage
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In the November 2007 tournament he defeated fan favourite
2577:. Japan Sumo Association. 30 August 2017. Archived from
2448:"Harumafuji wins Kyushu title despite final-day defeat"
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Yoshikaze achieved a majority of wins in his debut at
2575:"2017 September Grand Sumo Tournament Banzuke Topics"
2209:=Technique Also shown:
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after the November 2017 tournament, but back in the
2466:"2016 January Grand Sumo Tournament Banzuke Topics"
795:, who had just been promoted to the second-highest
436:ranks and twice fell back to the second division.
827:or belt. His most common winning techniques were
693:In February 2013 Yoshikaze acquired the Nakamura
632:by defeating Kakuryū on Day 10. Returning to the
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2405:"Kakuryu bounces back to grab elusive 2nd title"
2331:"New Juryo for July, Oonishi gets a new shikona"
378:level in January 2004, the first former amateur
2696:(in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 12 September 2019
2353:"2008 May Grand Sumo Tournament Banzuke Topics"
2292:List of sumo tournament top division runners-up
2883:"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"
2531:"Kisenosato, Takayasu remain perfect in Osaka"
2378:"Harumafuji crashes to defeat at Nagoya basho"
2819:中村雅継/元 嘉風 "Yoshikaze 319" (19 October 2021).
319:rank in history, behind only his stablemate
2845:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
2672:"Byzantine rules govern sumo's name shares"
2663:
2513:"Harumafuji captures title at Nagoya Basho"
661:at 35 years, 5 months. He was demoted from
443:with the rare but spectacular technique of
338:He retired in September 2019 and is now an
752:, also from Ōita Prefecture), Nishonoseki
42:
2957:"Yoshikaze Masatsugu Rikishi Information"
2885:(in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 30 May 2024
586:1 included victories over both competing
503:In March 2014 Yoshikaze scored 10–5 from
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358:, and won the college equivalent of the
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2471:. Japan Sumo Association. December 2015
844:his ex-wife was arrested on charges of
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653:on the final day. This returned him to
103:148 kg (326 lb; 23.3 st)
14:
3012:Nippon Sport Science University alumni
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669:ranks in January 2018 he defeated two
234:* Up to date as of September 12, 2019.
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523:had losing scores. His promotion to
513:ranks for the first time, as all the
408:division in July 2005 he changed his
2794:"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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617:, who took 68 tournaments to reach
574:In early 2015 Yoshikaze dropped to
354:He was an amateur sumo champion at
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2426:"Hakuho victorious on opening day"
496:2 in January 2011, and he reached
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297:wrestler who had never reached a
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2625:. Asahi Shimbun. 19 January 2018
2603:. Asahi Shimbun. 18 January 2018
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2931:"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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699:or elder stock from the former
685:for the first time since 2007.
356:Nippon Sport Science University
129:Nippon Sport Science University
2911:(in Japanese). 6 November 2020
2863:(in Japanese). 5 February 2022
2800:(in Japanese). 12 January 2022
2748:(in Japanese). 19 October 2020
2670:Gunning, John (13 June 2018).
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2428:. Japan Times. 8 November 2015
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350:Early life and sumo background
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2905:"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"
2861:"大相撲 元関脇の嘉風が断髪式「生まれ変わっても力士に」"
2722:(in Japanese). 2 October 2019
2491:"Yoshikaze bouts by opponent"
2315:
640:in May 2017, he defeated two
346:, known as Nakamura Oyakata.
2937:(in Japanese). 22 March 2021
2768:"被告の佐伯市は争う姿勢「渓流下りは嘉風関の強い要請」"
2742:"元関脇・嘉風、出身の佐伯市を提訴「PRのけがで引退」"
2645:"Absent Rikishi Information"
2533:. Japan Today. 21 March 2017
7:
2821:"嘉風引退中村襲名披露大相撲 令和４年２月５日（土）"
2403:staff (27 September 2015).
2302:List of past sumo wrestlers
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2127:East Maegashira #11
2105:West Maegashira #12
2065:West Maegashira #15
1777:East Maegashira #14
1755:West Maegashira #11
1670:West Maegashira #11
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1579:West Maegashira #10
1568:East Maegashira #10
1421:West Maegashira #11
1399:East Maegashira #13
1348:East Maegashira #15
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1260:East Maegashira #15
1249:West Maegashira #14
1238:West Maegashira #12
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1125:East Maegashira #12
1103:West Maegashira #14
1092:West Maegashira #16
1081:West Maegashira #13
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425:He was promoted to the top
315:debut to the third highest
196:Outstanding Performance (2)
10:
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2694:"嘉風引退「土俵で散れなかった」尾車親方が無念代弁"
2555:. Japan Times. 17 May 2017
2201:=Outstanding performance;
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2094:West Maegashira #5
2076:West Maegashira #4
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2014:East Maegashira #2
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1315:West Maegashira #4
1304:West Maegashira #2
1114:East Maegashira #9
1008:West Makushita #16
990:West Makushita #11
942:West Jonokuchi #27
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1019:West Makushita #5
966:West Sandanme #60
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2716:"元嘉風の引退、キャニオニング原因…市長明かす"
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1996:West Sekiwake #1
1981:West Sekiwake #1
1970:East Komusubi #1
1955:West Komusubi #1
1860:East Sekiwake #1
1849:West Sekiwake #1
1696:East Komusubi #1
977:East Sandanme #6
955:East Jonidan #23
567:in September by beating
3007:Japanese sumo wrestlers
715:accident in his native
279:. His highest rank was
81:1.77 m (5 ft
2357:Japan Sumo Association
2297:Glossary of sumo terms
2165:Top division runner-up
1041:West Jūryō #13
809:Yoshikaze's favourite
709:Japan Sumo Association
673:on consecutive days –
559:as he was back in the
535:without ever making a
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460:Yoshikaze in May 2009.
374:and made his debut at
344:Japan Sumo Association
2161:Top division champion
2138:West Jūryō #7
2130:Sat out due to injury
1176:East Jūryō #1
1136:East Jūryō #1
1063:West Jūryō #5
1052:West Jūryō #7
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2157:wins–losses–absences
1465:Tournament Cancelled
831:, the push out, and
689:Retirement from sumo
370:division. He joined
327:in total, and eight
51:Personal information
2981:Yoshikaze Masatsugu
2454:. 22 November 2015.
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857:Yoshikaze Masatsugu
848:of their daughter.
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257:Yoshikaze Masatsugu
194:Fighting Spirit (4)
154:Sekiwake (Jan 2016)
30:Yoshikaze Masatsugu
2409:The Japan News by
2193:=Fighting spirit;
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1539:3–10–2
1045:10–4–1
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2177:Non-participation
2146:0–0–5
1827:West Komusubi
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