Kotosh%C5%8Dgiku Kazuhiro

Kotoshgiku Kazuhiro in Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan, is a sumo wrestler. He made his professional debut in 2002, reaching the top division in 2005. He has earned seven special prizes in his career and been runnerup in three tournaments. He wrestles for Sadogatake stable. In 2011 he achieved the standard for promotion to the second highest rank of zeki of winningbouts over three tournaments, and he was formally promoted by the Japan Sumo Association onSeptember. OnJanuary 2016 he became the first Japaneseborn wrestler in ten years to win a topdivision tournament.

Kikutsugi was one of three brothers born to a builder. As a young boy he attended an area sumo exhibition and had his picture taken sitting on the lap of future yokozuna Takanohana. This helped encourage him to try out sumo. He transferred to Meitoku Gijuku Junior High School which is well known for its strong sumo program. In 1998, his third year of junior high, he won a national sumo tournament and was named junior high school yokozuna. He continued sumo Meitokus high school. In his club, were two Mongolians exchange students, the future sekitori Asasekiry and future yokozuna Asashry. Having become known to the owner of Sadogatake for his sumo skills, he joined that stable after graduating from high school.

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