Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Stable Tokitsukaze Debut November, 1973 | Weight 156 kg (344 lb) Record 382-345-42 Name Oyutaka Masachika | |
Born Eiji Suzuki
March 29, 1955 (age 68)
Horinouchi, Niigata, Japan ( 1955-03-29 ) Highest rank Komusubi (January, 1983) | ||
Ōyutaka Masachika (born 29 March 1955 as Eiji Suzuki) is a former sumo wrestler from Horinouchi, Niigata, Japan. He made his professional debut in November 1973, and reached the top division in May 1982. His highest rank was komusubi. He retired in January 1987, and as of 2016 he is an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Arashio. He is also the head of the Arashio stable, which he founded in 2002. His son fought for the stable under the shikona Chikarayama, retiring in January 2017.
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