Chikubayama Masakuni

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chikubayama Masakuni
Occupation	Sumo Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Aug 21, 1957(1957-08-21)
Age	67
Birthplace	Ukiha
Country	Japan
Birth City	Fukuoka Prefecture
Horoscope	Leo

Chikubayama Masakuni Biography

Chikubayama Masakuni is one of the most popular and richest Sumo Wrestler who was born on August 21, 1957 in Ukiha, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

He did sumo from a young age but played baseball at junior high school as there was no sumo team available. He joined Miyagino stable after graduation. His ring name (shikona) was named after former yokozuna Yoshibayama, his stablemaster, and it also references Chikugo, Fukuoka. His active career was relatively modest. He made his professional debut in March 1973 (alongside future sekiwake Kōbōyama), using his real name of Tazaki as his shikona. In March 1974 upon promotion to the sandanme division he became Chikubayama. He first reached sekitori status in November 1978 when he was promoted to the jūryō division but he lasted only one tournament, falling back to the unsalaried ranks. It took over four years, until January 1983, for him to win promotion back to jūryō and again he had a losing record and was demoted after only one tournament. After regular and intense training sessions with top division wrestler Kaiki of the Tomozuna stable he won promotion for the third time in March 1984, and finally established himself in jūryō. However he did not reach the top makuuchi division until September 1986, 81 tournaments after his professional debut – the second slowest ever at the time. He spent only two tournaments in the top division, peaking at maegashira 13. He was small compared to his contemporaries, at just 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) tall and weighing around 116 kg (256 lb; 18.3 st).

He retired from being an active wrestler in January 1989 and became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Nakagawa. However, following the sudden death in June of the same year of the head of the Miyagino stable (the former Hirokawa) he became the Miyagino stablemaster. The first sekitori he produced was Kengaku in 1991, followed by Wakahayato in 1994 and Kōbō in 1999. In December 2000 he recruited later yokozuna Hakuhō, after making a promise to then maegashira Kyokushūzan of the affiliated Ōshima stable, who had invited his fellow Mongolian to Japan for trials. No other stable would take Hakuhō, as he weighed just 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st). at the time. However, after making his debut in March 2001 at the age of 16, Hakuhō trained hard and gained weight and muscle, and reached jūryō in January 2004.

Chikubayama Masakuni Net Worth

Chikubayama Masakuni is one of the richest Sumo Wrestler from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chikubayama Masakuni 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Chikubayama Masakuni (born August 21, 1957 as Makoto Tazaki) is a former sumo wrestler from Ukiha, Fukuoka, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1973, breaking into the top makuuchi division thirteen years later in 1986. His highest rank was maegashira 13. After retiring in 1989 he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association. He is the head coach of the Miyagino stable and his most successful wrestler is yokozuna Hakuhō.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Chikubayama Masakuni height 1.76 m Chip weight 119 kg & body measurements will update soon.

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Facts & Trivia

Chip Ranked on the list of most popular Sumo Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Chikubayama Masakuni celebrates birthday on August 21 of every year.