Shikishima Katsumori, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Shikishima Katsumori

Sumo wrestler

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1970

Place of Birth: Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Profession: music critic, rikishi

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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About Shikishima Katsumori

  • Shikishima Katsumori (born 15 December 1970 as Hiromichi Yoshitane) is a former sumo wrestler from Funabashi, Chiba, Japan.
  • He made his professional debut in January 1989, and reached the top division in November 1994.
  • His highest rank was maegashira 1.
  • He defeated Takanohana twice in 1998 to earn his only two kinboshi for a yokozuna upset.
  • His stablemaster, former sekiwake Aonosato retired in November 2000 and he moved from Tatsutagawa stable to Michinoku stable.
  • He retired in May 2001 after being diagnosed with a heart ailment, and has remained in sumo as an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and coach at Michinoku.
  • He has borrowed a succession of elder names since his retirement.
  • Since 2013 he has been known as Urakaze.

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