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Aminishiki Ryji is a Japanese sumo wrestler. He made his professional debut in 1997 and has been ranked in the top division since 2000. He has earned eleven special prizes and won eight kinboshi or gold stars for defeating yokozuna during his career, which is twice as many as any other active wrestler. He has twice been runnerup in a tournament. The highest rank he has reached is sekiwake.

The future Aminishiki was born in Fukaura, Nishitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture. He had an extensive sumo pedigree and background. His grandfather was a wrestler for Dewanoumi stable in the past, and his older brother was Asfuji who would proceed him joining Ajigawa stable . Both joined this stable because their father, an innkeeper and fisherman was the cousin of the stables owner, the former Asahifuji. In his younger years, he was also inspired by the wrestler Kaih who was five years his senior and went to the same primary, junior and senior high school as he did. He excelled at sumo in ability and determination from very early on, and by the time he joined his stable he was already known as a wrestler with possibly greater potential than his older brother.

Source: Wikipedia