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36-677: Kaihō was born in Fukaura , a town in the Nishitsugaru District of Aomori Prefecture. He was an amateur sumo champion at Nihon University , and won the middleweight world title for Japan in the 2nd World Sumo Championships held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan . He entered professional sumo in January 1996 at the age of 22, joining Hakkaku stable . Because of his amateur achievements, he was given makushita tsukedashi status and allowed to enter at

72-460: A kaatsu instructor and opened his own gym in Tokyo, where he trained some wrestlers active in professional sumo such as Hidenoumi . In July 2015 he took part in a mixed martial arts match held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan , losing by a technical knock out. As of 2018 he was a coach at Nihon University sumo club. Kaihō was below average size for a rikishi and relied on his technical ability, employing

108-515: A bout against Iwakiyama on the 14th day. He was forced to sit out the final day and the whole of the following tournament in September, resulting in demotion to the second division in November 2005. He remained there until July 2007, when, due to the unusually large number of retirements and demotions from the top division, a 9-6 score at jūryō 5 was good enough to return him to makuuchi . He produced

144-601: A loss of salary. Stablemaster Kise was handed a warning. On 25 February 2022, the Saitama Prefecture Public Prosecutor's Office announced that it would not prosecute Hidenoumi or Shiden. Three days later, Hidenoumi was ranked back in the jūryō division on the March 2022 banzuke . He remained in jūryō until September 2023, when he was demoted out of sekitori status for the first time in nine years. After winning five of his seven bouts in makushita ,

180-411: A similar sumo style to Mainoumi . He won two special prizes for Technique. His favourite grip on his opponent's mawashi was hidari-yotsu , a right arm outside, left hand inside grip. He specialised in throws, and regularly used his inside grip to win by shitatenage , or underarm throw. He is also fond of uchigake , the inside leg trip. He was known for often employing henka , or sidestepping at

216-477: A strong 10-5 record in his first tournament back in the top division, and although he missed out on another special prize he was promoted up the rankings to maegashira 6. He could only win four bouts at that rank in September 2007 and after another losing score of 6-9 in November, he fell to maegashira 16, the lowest rank in the top division. An 8-7 record in the January 2008 tournament preserved his top division status, but in March he could manage only four wins and

252-449: Is 7.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1604 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.0 °C. Per Japanese census data, the population of Fukaura peaked at around the year 1960 and has decreased by more than half over the past 60 years. It is now considerably less than it

288-461: Is a town located in Aomori Prefecture , Japan . As of 31 January 2023 , the town had an estimated population of 7,268 in 3553 households, and a population density of 15 persons per km . The total area of the town is 488.85 km (188.75 sq mi). Fukaura is in Nishitsugaru District, Aomori , and occupies the far southwestern coastline of Aomori Prefecture, facing

324-453: Is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler for Kise stable . A former amateur sumo competitor at Nihon University , he made his professional debut in 2012 and was promoted to the top makuuchi division in July 2015. His highest rank to date is maegashira 6. He has one jūryō division yūshō or championship. He is the elder brother of Oitekaze stable wrestler Tobizaru . Takuya Iwasaki

360-736: Is also a small tourism industry centered on the Shirakami Sanchi UNESCO World Heritage area, particularly the Juniko Lakes on its periphery. Fukaura has three public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government and one public high school operated by the Aomori Prefectural Board of Education. [REDACTED] East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Gonō Line Hidenoumi Takuya Hidenoumi Takuya ( Japanese : 英乃海 拓也 , born 11 June 1989 as Iwasaki Takuya ( 岩崎 拓也 ) )

396-470: The makushita recording more wins than losses ( kachi-koshi ) on all but two occasions. For the Fukuoka tournament in November 2014 he was promoted to the jūryō division and adopted the ring name ( shikona ) Hidenoumi . In his first appearance in the division he recorded seven wins and five losses, but missed three bouts through injury. After recording winning records in the next three tournaments he

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432-583: The tachi-ai or initial charge, and was adept at using inashi , or ducking and moving diagonally back from the opponent. He had a higher than average number of wins by okuri-dashi , or push out from behind, as a result. Sanshō key: F =Fighting spirit; O =Outstanding performance; T =Technique     Also shown: ★ = Kinboshi ; P = Playoff (s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Fukaura, Aomori Fukaura ( 深浦町 , Fukaura-machi )

468-511: The toshiyori name Tanigawa- oyakata . However, in April 2011 he was told to resign from the Sumo Association after an investigation into alleged bout-rigging prompted by the discovery by police of text messages on the mobile phone of former wrestler Kasuganishiki , which mentioned Kaihō and a number of other wrestlers as being involved in throwing matches. He was given an envelope containing

504-551: The Saitama Prefectural Police on 7 January 2022. According to investigators, the illegal gambling operation ran out of a store in Sōka . Employees and customers of the establishment were arrested on suspicion of illegal gambling when it was raided in September 2021. During the investigation suspicions were raised about the involvement of both Hidenoumi and Shiden, as well as other sumo wrestlers that may have possibly visited

540-880: The Sea of Japan . The southwestern corner of the town is located within the borders of the Shirakami-Sanchi , a UNESCO World Heritage Site , and some coastal areas of the town are within the Tsugaru Quasi-National Park . The islets of Kyūroku-jima in the Sea of Japan are located within the boundaries of the town, giving it the westernmost point of Aomori Prefecture. The town has a hot humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfa ) bordering on humid subtropical climate ( Cfa ) characterized by warm short summers and long cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Fukaura

576-421: The jonidan division. Notably, he again faced stablemate Hamaguchi in a playoff, which he again won. This was the first time in sumo history that two stablemates had faced each other in a championship playoff in two consecutive tournaments. In November at Fukuoka he secured a third consecutive promotion when he recorded a 6–1 record in the sandanme division. For the next eleven tournaments, Iwasaki competed in

612-483: The Sumo Association accepted the committee's recommendation, suspending Hidenoumi for one tournament and also cutting his salary by 20% for two months. The suspension was retroactive to the January 2022 tournament, meaning that Hidenoumi could compete in the March basho in Osaka. Shiden was not issued any formal suspension, but his kyūjō from the January basho will likely result in his demotion from sekitori status and

648-769: The Sumo Association announced that he would return to jūryō for the November 2023 tournament. Hidenoumi's younger brother Masaya is also a sumo wrestler who wrestles for Oitekaze stable under the shikona of Tobizaru . Tobizaru was promoted to jūryō in July 2017 and makuuchi in September 2020; they became the 18th pair of sekitori brothers in sumo history. Despite the fact that they are in different stables, Hidenoumi will not face him in competition as Japan Sumo Association rules prevent close relatives from being matched against each other outside of playoff bouts. Hidenoumi's most common winning techniques ( kimarite ) are oshidashi or push-out which accounts for 40% of his wins and yorikiri or force-out (30%). He favours

684-459: The bottom of the third highest makushita division. He won the makushita championship in his very first tournament with a perfect 7-0 record, defeating Kyokutenhō in a playoff - the only yūshō of his career. He was promoted to the second highest jūryō division in May 1997. At this point he switched from fighting under his family name of Kumagaya to the shikona of Kaihō, which was taken from

720-437: The establishment. It was later reported that prosecutors would likely not file charges against the two wrestlers. On 15 January 2022, Japanese media outlets reported that the Sumo Association's compliance committee, after holding hearings, concluded that Hidenoumi and Shiden participated in illegal gambling. The committee found that Hidenoumi and Shiden visited the establishment on two occasions in July and August of 2021 during

756-626: The message, "You intentionally had sumo bouts lacking fighting spirit with Kasuganishiki on the 13th day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in 2010 and the seventh day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in 2010." Kaihō responded angrily to the decision of the fact-finding panel, saying "There is no evidence to incriminate me because I didn't do it. They only trust what Kasuganishiki says, and they wouldn't listen to me." Following his retirement Kaiho became certified as

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792-495: The name of his father's boat, Kaihō-maru (Kai means "ocean" or "sea" in Japanese). He reached the top makuuchi division in May 1998, the first wrestler from his stable to do so, and remained a rank and file maegashira for the next three years. In the September 2001 tournament he defeated yokozuna Musashimaru , earning his first kinboshi and scored ten wins. He was rewarded with his first sanshō or special prize and

828-563: The neighboring village of Iwasaki . Fukaura has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town legislature of 12 members. Nishitsugaru District contributes one member to the Aomori Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Aomori 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . The economy of Fukaura is heavily dependent on commercial fishing . There

864-527: The second-division championship and returned to the top division. In March, at a career high ranking of maegashira 12, he reached a score of 6–6 after 12 days, but defeats to Ichinojō and Shōdai saw him end the tournament with a losing record despite victory over Takayasu on the final day. In May he struggled for form, recorded only five wins and was relegated to the second division where he recorded seven wins in July. Wrestling at jūryō 4 in September he recorded nine wins and secured his third promotion to

900-474: The time that the Sumo Association had relaxed COVID -related restrictions on going out. They both played an illegal slot machine, with a stake of less than 100,000 yen. The findings were reported to chairman Hakkaku on 13 January, and the full board of directors was expected to take up the matter during their regular meeting on 27 January. The committee's report recommended a suspension of one tournament for Hidenoumi and no suspension for Shiden. On 27 January,

936-480: The top division at the seventh attempt, a 10–5, which saw him promoted to his highest rank to date of maegashira 6 for the May 2021 tournament. He remained in the maegashira ranks for the rest of 2021. On 22 December 2021, Hidenoumi and his stablemate Shiden  [ ja ] were withdrawn by their stablemaster Kise Oyakata (former maegashira Higonoumi ) from the January 2022 tournament for suspected involvement in illegal gambling . Both were interviewed by

972-406: The top division. He was able to win only four bouts in the November 2016 tournament and was knocked unconscious by a blow to the head at the tachi-ai from Kotoyuki on Day 14, causing him to pull out on the final day. He spent all of 2017 in the jūryō division. He took part in a playoff for the jūryō division championship in January 2018 but was defeated by Myōgiryū . However, his 10–5 record

1008-564: Was a century ago. The area around Fukaura was controlled by the Tsugaru clan of Hirosaki Domain during the Edo period . It became a village in Nishitsugaru District with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, and was elevated to town status on April 1, 1926. On July 29, 1955, Fukura annexed the neighboring village of Otose. On March 31, 2005, it was merged with

1044-545: Was born on 11 June 1989 in Edogawa, Tokyo , the older of two brothers. He first started sumo in primary school from the age of 10 and was soon a regular on the team. He went on to join his junior high school's sumo team, also as a regular. The dojo where he practiced was also used by Chiyotairyū , one year his senior, and had also been used by Daidō , seven years his senior. In high school, his interest and success in sumo continued. He transferred to Saitama Sakae High School , which

1080-400: Was demoted back to jūryō for the May 2008 tournament, where he remained for the next two years. In May 2010 he scored just 3-12 at the lowest rank of jūryō 14, and he was demoted to the non-salaried makushita division for the first time in 13 years. Kaihō did not take part in the July 2010 tournament and announced his retirement on the eighth day. He became a coach at Hakkaku stable under

1116-481: Was enough to earn him promotion back to makuuchi for the March 2018 tournament. His return was short-lived as a 3–12 record sent him immediately back to jūryō. In March 2021 Hidenoumi won promotion back to makuuchi after 17 tournaments and joined his brother Tobizaru there. This marked the ninth time there were brothers ranked in the top division simultaneously, and the first since Chiyomaru and Chiyoōtori in March 2014. He produced his first winning record in

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1152-433: Was in the same year as the future Daikihō  [ ja ] and one year behind the later Jōkōryū . He was not as successful or motivated in university and was not able to take a championship in his four years there. Upon graduation, he was scouted by the head of Kise stable , the former Higonoumi , who was also from his alma mater, Nihon University. Not having achieved the requisite two championships in university, he

1188-449: Was known for its strong sumo program. As a member of the sumo club there, he had a string of victories as an anchor member of his sumo team in a number of high school tournaments. In his second year he took the championship at a high school tournament in Kanazawa . Upon graduation, he was scouted by stables, but chose to enter Nihon University , where he joined its well-known sumo program. He

1224-491: Was obligated to start pro sumo from the bottom of the ranks. He began his career under his surname Iwasaki. He made his debut in the jonokuchi division at Nagoya in July 2012 and won all seven of his contests to win the division and ensure immediate promotion to jonidan . He faced fellow 7–0 stablemate Hamaguchi in a playoff for the championship ; the only situation in which stablemates are allowed to face one another. In September he recorded another perfect record in

1260-401: Was promoted to the san'yaku ranks at komusubi for the following tournament. He was however, unable to maintain that rank. He stayed in the top division for the next 44 tournaments with just one brief demotion to jūryō in November 2003, and won his second special prize in March 2005 after a fine 11-4 record. However, just two tournaments later in July 2005 he suffered a fractured ankle in

1296-457: Was promoted to the top makuuchi division for the Nagoya tournament in July 2015. On his debut in the top division Hidenoumi won only three of his first ten bouts but won three of his last five matches to end with a record of 6–9. An identical record in September saw him return to the jūryō ranks for the November tournament where he posted an 8–7 record. In January 2016 he recorded 11 wins to take

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