Hatsuyama Sho

Hatsuyama Sho - 羽出山将 (born November 5, 1999) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Higashimurayama, Tokyo. He made his debut in March 2022 and currently wrestles for Tamanoi stable. He reached the juryo division in January 2025. His highest rank as of 2025 is juryo 10.

Early Life[]

Hatsuyama began sumo wrestling during his sixth year of elementary school.^[1] In his third year at Adachi Shinden High School, he won the All Japan Sumo Championship's high school tournament and later enrolled at Toyo University. In his second year, he reached the top eight in both the All-Japan Championship and the National Student Championship. In his third year, Hatsuyama again made it to the top eight in the All-Japan Championship, and in his fourth year, he reached the top 16 in the National Student Championship.^[1] After graduating university, he was invited to join Tamanoi stable by Toyo University alumnus Tohakuryu.^[1]

Career[]

Early Career[]

Hatsuyama made his professional debut in March 2022 and due to his amateur accomplishments, he allowed to make his debut at the bottom of sandanme (sandanme tsukedashi). In May 2022, he won his first six matches, but missed out on the sandanme yusho after losing to Kamitani in his final match. He had to withdraw from Day 11 of the July 2022 tournament after another COVID outbreak at Tamanoi stable. Nevertheless, he had already obtained four wins and was promoted to makushita for the following September 2022 tournament.^[2]

In September 2024, Hatsuyama won the makushita yusho with a perfect 7-0 record. Having been ranked at makushita 16 east, he was just one rank shy of earning an automatic promotion to juryo. He was promoted to the top of makushita for the November 2024 tournament, where he posted a 5-2 record, securing his advancement to the salaried juryo division for the January 2025 tournament.^[2]

Juryo Career[]

Upon his promotion to Juryo, he chose to keep his family name as his ring name rather than adopting a proper shikona, citing its rarity, with only around 20 people in Japan sharing the surname.^[3] Hatsuyama finished with a 6-9 record in his first tournament as a sekitori.^[2]

Personal Life[]

Hatsuyama's favorite artist is Sambomaster, his hobby is eating out, his favorite food is white rice, and favorite manga is Naruto.^[4]

Fighting Style[]

Hatsuyama is an oshi-sumo wrestler who prefers pushing and thrusting techniques to fighting on the mawashi. His most common kimarite used are oshidashi (push out) and hatakikomi (slap down).^[5]