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Biography
Takanotsuru Shinichi (born 18 June 1976 as Shinichi Sekiyama) is a former sumo wrestler from Izumi, Kagoshima, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1992, and reached the top division in January 2003. His highest rank was maegashira 8. He retired in May 2006 and became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association coaching at Naruto stable. He had jun-toshiyori status for a year and then borrowed the Nishiiwa kabu from May 2007. He became Naruto Oyakata and took over as stablemaster of Naruto when the previous stablemaster (ex-yokozuna Takanosato) died in November 2011. Due to a dispute with Takanosato's widow over who owned the Naruto stock he changed his oyakata name to Tagonoura in December 2013 and changed the stable name to Tagonoura stable. He oversaw the promotion of Kisenosato to yokozuna in January 2017.
Career record
| Year in sumo | January Hatsu basho, Tokyo | March Haru basho, Osaka | May Natsu basho, Tokyo | July Nagoya basho, Nagoya | September Aki basho, Tokyo | November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | x | (Maezumo) | East Jonokuchi #28 4–3 | East Jonidan #140 4–3 | West Jonidan #107 2–5 | East Jonidan #147 3–4 |
| 1993 | East Jonokuchi #4 3–4 | East Jonokuchi #13 5–2 | West Jonidan #123 4–3 | East Jonidan #93 3–4 | West Jonidan #116 4–3 | West Jonidan #84 4–3 |
| 1994 | West Jonidan #64 5–2 | East Jonidan #23 4–3 | West Jonidan #1 5–2 | East Sandanme #71 3–4 | West Sandanme #92 6–1 | East Sandanme #38 3–4 |
| 1995 | East Sandanme #56 3–4 | East Sandanme #74 3–4 | West Sandanme #87 5–2 | West Sandanme #55 5–2 | West Sandanme #28 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 | East Sandanme #86 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
| 1996 | West Jonidan #46 7–0–P Champion | East Sandanme #49 4–3 | East Sandanme #34 4–3 | East Sandanme #19 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 | East Sandanme #79 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 | East Jonidan #40 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
| 1997 | East Jonidan #111 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 | West Jonokuchi #2 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 | (Maezumo) | East Jonokuchi #56 6–1 | East Jonidan #128 7–0–PP | West Sandanme #94 5–2 |
| 1998 | West Sandanme #63 4–3 | East Sandanme #45 5–2 | East Sandanme #20 4–3 | East Sandanme #8 5–2 | West Makushita #47 2–5 | East Sandanme #9 5–2 |
| 1999 | East Makushita #47 4–3 | West Makushita #37 3–4 | East Makushita #50 4–3 | East Makushita #41 4–3 | East Makushita #31 2–3–2 | West Makushita #46 5–2 |
| 2000 | East Makushita #33 5–2 | East Makushita #18 4–3 | West Makushita #12 4–3 | East Makushita #9 2–5 | West Makushita #19 6–1 | West Makushita #4 4–3 |
| 2001 | East Makushita #3 4–3 | West Jūryō #13 9–6 | East Jūryō #8 7–8 | West Jūryō #10 7–8 | East Jūryō #12 10–5 | West Jūryō #7 6–9 |
| 2002 | Jūryō #9 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 | West Jūryō #9 7–8 | West Jūryō #10 9–6 | East Jūryō #5 9–6 | East Jūryō #3 8–7 | East Jūryō #2 10–5 |
| 2003 | West Maegashira #12 9–6 | West Maegashira #8 4–11 | East Maegashira #14 0–11–4 | West Jūryō #10 5–10 | East Makushita #1 6–1 | West Jūryō #9 8–7 |
| 2004 | East Jūryō #5 6–9 | East Jūryō #9 9–6 | East Jūryō #6 8–7 | West Jūryō #2 9–6 | West Maegashira #16 9–6 | West Maegashira #12 4–11 |
| 2005 | East Jūryō #3 6–9 | East Jūryō #6 8–7 | East Jūryō #3 4–11 | East Jūryō #11 7–8 | East Jūryō #12 7–8 | West Jūryō #12 8–7 |
| 2006 | East Jūryō #7 6–9 | West Jūryō #10 1–14 | West Makushita #8 Retired 0–6–1 | x | x | x |
| Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s) | ||||||