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{{Infobox sumo wrestler
{{Infobox sumo wrestler
|image = [[Image:Otsukasa 08 Sep.jpg|220px]]
| image = Otsukasa 08 Sep.jpg
| wrestlername = 皇司 信秀</br> Ōtsukasa Nobuhide
| native_name = 皇司 信秀
| name = Ōtsukasa Nobuhide
| birth_name = Nobuhide Ōuchi
| birth_name = Nobuhide Ōuchi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|2|18}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|2|18}}
| birth_place = [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]], Japan
| birth_place = [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]], Japan
| height = {{height|meters=1.75}}
| height = {{height|meters=1.75}}
| weight = {{convert|149|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|149|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| heya = [[Irumagawa stable|Irumagawa]]
| heya = [[Irumagawa stable|Irumagawa]]
| rank =
| rank =
| record = 616-660-1
| record = 616–660–1
| debut = March, 1993
| debut = March, 1993
| highestrank = Maegashira 4 (July, 2001)
| highestrank = Maegashira 4 (July, 2001)
|retireddate = March, 2009
| retireddate = March, 2009
| eldername = Wakafuji
| yushos = 2 (Jūryō)<br/>1 (Makushita)
| yushos = 2 (Jūryō)<br />1 (Makushita)
| prizes =
| goldstars =
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| update = Mar 2009
| goldstars =
| update = Mar 2009
}}
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'''Ōtsukasa Nobuhide ''' (born February 18, 1971 as '''Nobuhide Ōuchi''') is a former [[sumo]] wrestler from [[Miki, Hyogo|Miki]], [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]], [[Japan]]. A former amateur champion, he made his professional debut in 1993. The highest rank he reached was ''[[maegashira]]'' 4. He retired in March 2009 and is now a sumo coach.
'''Ōtsukasa Nobuhide ''' ({{nihongo|皇司信秀| Ōtsukasanobuhide}}, born February 18, 1971, as '''Nobuhide Ōuchi''') is a former [[sumo]] wrestler from [[Miki, Hyogo|Miki]], [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]], [[Japan]]. A former amateur champion, he made his professional debut in 1993. The highest rank he reached was ''[[maegashira]]'' 4. He retired in March 2009 and is now a sumo coach.


==Career==
==Career==
Ōtsukasa began sumo whilst at Miki Middle School and was a member of Ichikawa High School's sumo club, where he won national high school sumo championships. He continued his amateur sumo career at [[Nihon University]].
Ōtsukasa began sumo at Miki Middle School and was a member of Ichikawa High School's sumo club, where he won national high school sumo championships. He continued his amateur sumo career at [[Nihon University]].


Ōtsukasa was recruited by the former ''[[sekiwake]]'' [[Tochitsukasa]], also a Nihon University alumni and head of the then newly formed [[Irumagawa stable]]. He made his professional debut in March 1993. Due to his amateur achievements he was given ''[[makushita tsukedashi]]'' status, meaning he could enter in the third highest ''[[makushita]]'' division. Initially fighting under his real name of Ōuchi, he won the ''makushita'' championship in only his second tournament, with a perfect 7-0 record. However, it was not until January 1996 that he became a ''[[sekitori]]'' by earning promotion to the second highest ''[[jūryō]]'' division, upon which he adopted the ''[[shikona]]'' of [[Ōtsukasa]]. He made the top ''[[makuuchi]]'' division for the first time in September 1999. The 39 tournaments it took him from his professional debut to reach ''makuuchi'' is the third slowest amongst former collegiate wrestlers.
Ōtsukasa was recruited by the former ''[[sekiwake]]'' [[Tochitsukasa]], also a Nihon University alumni and head of the then-newly formed [[Irumagawa stable]]. He made his professional debut in March 1993. Due to his amateur achievements, he was given ''[[makushita tsukedashi]]'' status, meaning he could enter in the third-highest ''[[makushita]]'' division. Initially fighting under his real name of Ōuchi, he won the ''makushita'' ''[[yūshō]]'' or championship in only his second tournament, with a perfect 7–0 record. However, it was not until January 1996 that he became a ''[[sekitori]]'' by earning promotion to the second-highest ''[[jūryō]]'' division, upon which he adopted the ''[[shikona]]'' of [[Ōtsukasa]]. After a couple of short spells back in the ''makushita'' division, he took the ''jūryō'' division championship in May 1999 with an 11–4 record. He made the top ''[[makuuchi]]'' division for the first time in September 1999. The 39 tournaments it took him from his professional debut to reach ''makuuchi'' is the third-slowest amongst former collegiate wrestlers.


During his ''sekitori'' career (75 tournaments in total) Ōtsukasa was a classic "elevator" ''[[rikishi]]'', too good for ''jūryō'' but not quite good enough for the top division. He was promoted to ''makuuchi'' no less than eleven times in total.<ref name="szumo">{{cite web | author= | title=Rikishi in Juryo and Makunouchi | publisher=szumo.hu | url=http://www.szumo.hu/sekitori/Otsukasa.html | date= | accessdate=2007-06-25}}</ref>
During his ''sekitori'' career (75 tournaments in total) Ōtsukasa was a classic "elevator wrestler", too good for ''jūryō'' but not quite good enough for the top division. He was promoted to ''makuuchi'' no less than 11 times in total.<ref name="szumo">{{cite web | author= | title=Rikishi in Juryo and Makunouchi | publisher=szumo.hu | url=http://www.szumo.hu/sekitori/Otsukasa.html | date= | accessdate=2007-06-25}}</ref>
This is two less than the record of 13 promotions held by [[Oshio Kenji|Oshio]], a record Ōtsukasa said he would have liked to break. Ōtsukasa was ranked in the top division for three of the six tournaments held in 2007 but did not manage a majority of wins against losses in ''makuuchi'' after July 2004. His last promotion in March 2008 made him the third oldest postwar wrestler to earn promotion to the top division at 37 years. He won his first four bouts on his final return but then lost ten in a row to finish with a 5-10 score.
This is two fewer than the record of 13 promotions held by [[Ōshio Kenji|Ōshio]], a record Ōtsukasa said he would have liked to break. Ōtsukasa was ranked in the top division for three of the six tournaments held in 2007 but did not manage a majority of wins against losses in ''makuuchi'' after July 2004. His last promotion in March 2008 made him the third-oldest postwar wrestler to earn promotion to the top division at 37 years. He won his first four bouts on his final return but then lost 10 in a row to finish with a 5–10 score.


After the retirement of [[Kotonowaka Terumasa|Kotonowaka]] in November 2005 he was the oldest man in the ''sekitori'' ranks (the top two divisions). Restricted by a shoulder injury, he produced only one winning record after January 2008. After the 2009 Haru basho Ōtsukasa would have dropped out of Juryo (see retirement below). His departure leaves [[Tosanoumi Toshio|Tosanoumi]], who is 2 days under a year younger than Ōtsukasa, as the oldest active ''sekitori''.
He won a second ''jūryō'' championship in January 2005. After the retirement of [[Kotonowaka Terumasa|Kotonowaka]] in November 2005 he was the oldest man in the ''sekitori'' ranks (the top two divisions). Restricted by a shoulder injury, he produced only one winning record after January 2008. After the 2009 Haru ''basho'', Ōtsukasa would have dropped out of ''jūryō'' (see retirement below). His departure left [[Tosanoumi Toshio|Tosanoumi]], who is two days under a year younger than Ōtsukasa, as the oldest active ''sekitori''.


==Fighting style==
==Fighting style==
His most frequently used ''[[kimarite]]'' or technique was a simple ''yori-kiri'' or force out but he also favoured pushing or thrusting moves such as ''oshi-dashi'' and ''tsuki-otoshi'', and pull downs such as ''hataki-komi'' and ''hiki-otoshi''. At 175&nbsp;cm or 5&nbsp;ft 9 in he was one of the shortest wrestlers in the top two divisions.
His most frequently used ''[[kimarite]]'' or technique was a simple ''yori-kiri'' or force out, but he also favoured pushing or thrusting moves such as ''oshi-dashi'' and ''tsuki-otoshi'', and pull downs such as ''hataki-komi'' and ''hiki-otoshi''. At 175&nbsp;cm or 5&nbsp;ft 9 in he was one of the shortest wrestlers in the top two divisions.


==Retirement from sumo==
==Retirement from sumo==
Ōtsukasa pulled out of the March 2009 tournament on the 13th day win with only one win, facing certain demotion to ''makushita'' for the first time since 1998. Before the start of the 14th day's matches he officially announced his retirement from sumo at the age of 38. He said that although he would have liked to have reached a ''[[sanyaku]]'' rank, he left with no regrets.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jonosuke|title=Former Makuuchi rikishi Otsukasa retires|publisher=Ciber Sumo.com|url=http://www.cibersumo.com/articulos/viewnews.shtml?id=20090329545771133003|date=29 March 2009|accessdate=7 April 2009}}</ref> He has stayed in the sumo world as a coach at Irumagawa stable, having purchased the ''[[toshiyori]]'' name of Wakafuji. His ''[[danpatsu-shiki]]'', or official retirement ceremony, was held at the [[Ryogoku Kokugikan]] on 30 January 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sumo.or.jp/eng/kyokai/event/index.html#01|title=Coming Events|publisher=[[Japan Sumo Association]]|accessdate=10 November 2009}}</ref>
Ōtsukasa pulled out of the March 2009 tournament on the 13th day with only one win, facing certain demotion to ''makushita'' for the first time since 1998. Before the start of the 14th day's matches, he officially announced his retirement from sumo at the age of 38. He said that although he would have liked to have reached a ''[[san'yaku]]'' rank, he left with no regrets.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jonosuke|title=Former Makuuchi rikishi Otsukasa retires|publisher=Ciber Sumo.com|url=http://www.cibersumo.com/articulos/viewnews.shtml?id=20090329545771133003|date=29 March 2009|accessdate=7 April 2009}}</ref> He has stayed in the sumo world as a coach at Irumagawa stable, having purchased the ''[[toshiyori]]'' name of Wakafuji. His ''[[danpatsu-shiki]]'', or official retirement ceremony, was held at the [[Ryōgoku Kokugikan]] on January 30, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sumo.or.jp/eng/kyokai/event/index.html#01|title=Coming Events|publisher=[[Japan Sumo Association]]|accessdate=10 November 2009}}</ref> In February 2022 he transferred to [[Kise stable (2003)|Kise stable]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Kakizoe inherits Irumagawa stable, name changes to Ikazuchi stable, revived for the first time in 62 years, Irumagawa retires in April|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202301260000568.html|date=26 January 2023|work=Nikkan Sports|language=Japanese|access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Top division record==
He married in October 2013 and the wedding reception was held in August 2014.<ref>[https://www.kobe-np.co.jp/news/sports/201409/0007297392.shtml]{{dead link|date=February 2022|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>


==Career record==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Glossary of sumo terms]]
*[[Glossary of sumo terms]]
*[[List of sumo tournament second division winners]]
*[[List of sumo tournament second division champions]]
*[[List of past sumo wrestlers]]
*[[List of past sumo wrestlers]]
*[[List of sumo elders]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Goo Sumo|A=|59}}
*[http://sumo.goo.ne.jp/eng/ozumo_meikan/rikishi_joho/rikishi_59.html Japan Sumo Association: Profile of Ōtsukasa ]


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Ōtsukasa Nobuhide
皇司 信秀
Personal information
BornNobuhide Ōuchi
(1971-02-18) February 18, 1971 (age 53)
Hyōgo, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight149 kg (328 lb)
Career
StableIrumagawa
Record616–660–1
DebutMarch, 1993
Highest rankMaegashira 4 (July, 2001)
RetiredMarch, 2009
Elder nameWakafuji
Championships2 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
* Up to date as of Mar 2009.

Ōtsukasa Nobuhide (皇司信秀 (Ōtsukasanobuhide), born February 18, 1971, as Nobuhide Ōuchi) is a former sumo wrestler from Miki, Hyōgo, Japan. A former amateur champion, he made his professional debut in 1993. The highest rank he reached was maegashira 4. He retired in March 2009 and is now a sumo coach.

Career

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Ōtsukasa began sumo at Miki Middle School and was a member of Ichikawa High School's sumo club, where he won national high school sumo championships. He continued his amateur sumo career at Nihon University.

Ōtsukasa was recruited by the former sekiwake Tochitsukasa, also a Nihon University alumni and head of the then-newly formed Irumagawa stable. He made his professional debut in March 1993. Due to his amateur achievements, he was given makushita tsukedashi status, meaning he could enter in the third-highest makushita division. Initially fighting under his real name of Ōuchi, he won the makushita yūshō or championship in only his second tournament, with a perfect 7–0 record. However, it was not until January 1996 that he became a sekitori by earning promotion to the second-highest jūryō division, upon which he adopted the shikona of Ōtsukasa. After a couple of short spells back in the makushita division, he took the jūryō division championship in May 1999 with an 11–4 record. He made the top makuuchi division for the first time in September 1999. The 39 tournaments it took him from his professional debut to reach makuuchi is the third-slowest amongst former collegiate wrestlers.

During his sekitori career (75 tournaments in total) Ōtsukasa was a classic "elevator wrestler", too good for jūryō but not quite good enough for the top division. He was promoted to makuuchi no less than 11 times in total.[1] This is two fewer than the record of 13 promotions held by Ōshio, a record Ōtsukasa said he would have liked to break. Ōtsukasa was ranked in the top division for three of the six tournaments held in 2007 but did not manage a majority of wins against losses in makuuchi after July 2004. His last promotion in March 2008 made him the third-oldest postwar wrestler to earn promotion to the top division at 37 years. He won his first four bouts on his final return but then lost 10 in a row to finish with a 5–10 score.

He won a second jūryō championship in January 2005. After the retirement of Kotonowaka in November 2005 he was the oldest man in the sekitori ranks (the top two divisions). Restricted by a shoulder injury, he produced only one winning record after January 2008. After the 2009 Haru basho, Ōtsukasa would have dropped out of jūryō (see retirement below). His departure left Tosanoumi, who is two days under a year younger than Ōtsukasa, as the oldest active sekitori.

Fighting style

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His most frequently used kimarite or technique was a simple yori-kiri or force out, but he also favoured pushing or thrusting moves such as oshi-dashi and tsuki-otoshi, and pull downs such as hataki-komi and hiki-otoshi. At 175 cm or 5 ft 9 in he was one of the shortest wrestlers in the top two divisions.

Retirement from sumo

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Ōtsukasa pulled out of the March 2009 tournament on the 13th day with only one win, facing certain demotion to makushita for the first time since 1998. Before the start of the 14th day's matches, he officially announced his retirement from sumo at the age of 38. He said that although he would have liked to have reached a san'yaku rank, he left with no regrets.[2] He has stayed in the sumo world as a coach at Irumagawa stable, having purchased the toshiyori name of Wakafuji. His danpatsu-shiki, or official retirement ceremony, was held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan on January 30, 2010.[3] In February 2022 he transferred to Kise stable.[4]

Personal life

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He married in October 2013 and the wedding reception was held in August 2014.[5]

Career record

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Ōtsukasa Nobuhide[6]
Year January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo
March
Haru basho, Osaka
May
Natsu basho, Tokyo
July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya
September
Aki basho, Tokyo
November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1993 x Makushita tsukedashi #60
4–3
 
West Makushita #48
7–0
Champion

 
East Makushita #5
3–3–1
 
West Makushita #10
2–5
 
East Makushita #22
2–5
 
1994 East Makushita #40
3–4
 
West Makushita #52
5–2
 
West Makushita #31
2–5
 
West Makushita #48
5–2
 
West Makushita #30
5–2
 
West Makushita #19
4–3
 
1995 West Makushita #14
4–3
 
West Makushita #9
5–2
 
West Makushita #4
5–2
 
East Makushita #1
2–5
 
East Makushita #16
6–1
 
East Makushita #3
5–2
 
1996 West Jūryō #12
4–11
 
West Makushita #6
2–5
 
East Makushita #18
6–1
 
East Makushita #3
4–3
 
East Makushita #2
5–2
 
West Jūryō #12
8–7
 
1997 West Jūryō #8
8–7
 
West Jūryō #6
6–9
 
West Jūryō #9
8–7
 
East Jūryō #7
5–10
 
East Jūryō #12
8–7
 
West Jūryō #7
6–9
 
1998 East Jūryō #11
6–9
 
East Makushita #1
4–3
 
East Jūryō #12
9–6
 
West Jūryō #7
6–9
 
West Jūryō #11
9–6
 
West Jūryō #8
6–9
 
1999 West Jūryō #11
8–7
 
East Jūryō #10
9–6
 
East Jūryō #6
11–4
Champion

 
East Jūryō #1
9–6
 
East Maegashira #14
8–7
 
West Maegashira #11
8–7
 
2000 West Maegashira #10
5–10
 
East Jūryō #1
6–9
 
East Jūryō #3
9–6
 
West Maegashira #12
8–7
 
East Maegashira #11
6–9
 
East Maegashira #13
5–10
 
2001 West Jūryō #3
10–5
 
East Maegashira #12
8–7
 
East Maegashira #8
8–7
 
West Maegashira #4
4–11
 
West Maegashira #9
7–8
 
East Maegashira #11
8–7
 
2002 West Maegashira #7
8–7
 
West Maegashira #5
6–9
 
East Maegashira #7
7–8
 
East Maegashira #9
5–10
 
West Maegashira #12
5–10
 
West Jūryō #3
10–5
 
2003 East Maegashira #13
4–11
 
West Jūryō #2
9–6
 
West Maegashira #14
8–7
 
West Maegashira #10
5–10
 
East Maegashira #15
8–7
 
West Maegashira #13
5–10
 
2004 East Jūryō #2
8–7
 
West Jūryō #1
7–8
 
West Jūryō #2
9–6
 
West Maegashira #14
8–7
 
West Maegashira #13
3–12
 
West Jūryō #4
5–10
 
2005 West Jūryō #7
12–3
Champion

 
West Maegashira #16
4–11
 
West Jūryō #4
9–6
 
West Jūryō #1
4–11
 
East Jūryō #8
6–9
 
East Jūryō #11
10–5
 
2006 West Jūryō #4
10–5
 
West Maegashira #15
4–11
 
East Jūryō #5
6–9
 
East Jūryō #8
9–6
 
East Jūryō #5
10–5
 
East Maegashira #15
7–8
 
2007 West Maegashira #16
7–8
 
East Jūryō #1
11–4
 
East Maegashira #11
4–11
 
East Maegashira #17
6–9
 
East Jūryō #2
7–8
 
West Jūryō #3
7–8
 
2008 West Jūryō #4
9–6
 
East Maegashira #16
5–10
 
West Jūryō #4
5–10
 
East Jūryō #10
7–8
 
West Jūryō #12
9–6
 
East Jūryō #4
5–10
 
2009 East Jūryō #8
6–9
 
East Jūryō #12
Retired
1–12
x x x x
Record given as wins–losses–absences    Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: =Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: MakuuchiJūryōMakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashira

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rikishi in Juryo and Makunouchi". szumo.hu. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
  2. ^ Jonosuke (29 March 2009). "Former Makuuchi rikishi Otsukasa retires". Ciber Sumo.com. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Coming Events". Japan Sumo Association. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Former Kakizoe inherits Irumagawa stable, name changes to Ikazuchi stable, revived for the first time in 62 years, Irumagawa retires in April". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  5. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Ōtsukasa Nobuhide Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
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