Tokotaka - 床貴 (born November 26, 1964) is a Japanese professional sumo hairdresser from Ube, Yamaguchi. He debuted in the March 1981 tournament and he belongs to Onomatsu stable. He reached the First class in January 2012.
Early Life[]
Prior to becoming a tokoyama, Hideki was a sumo wrestler at Futagoyama stable under the ring name "Yoshimoto" (吉本). He had his debut as a wrestler in May 1980. He reached his highest career rank of jonidan 113 in January 1981, where he retired. He thus made his debut as a tokoyama on March 1981.
Career[]
- March 1981 - Joined Futagoyama stable as a tokoyama
- March 1982 - Transferred to Fujishima stable due to a branch-out
- March 1993 - Transferred to Futagoyama stable due to a merger
- Before 1999 - Promoted to third class tokoyama (santo - 三等) sometime before 1999, the exact date is not published
- January 2002 - Promoted to second class tokoyama (nito - 二等)
- January 2012 - Promoted to first class tokoyama (itto - 一等)
- March 2016 - Demoted back to fifth class (goto - 五等) as a punishment for some undisclosed controversy
- January 2017 - Re-promoted to first class
- November 2018 - Transferred to Onomatsu stable due to the closure of Takanohana stable