Ikioi Shōta
is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Katano, Osaka. He began his career in March 2005. He won the ''jūryō'' championship in November 2011 in his very first tournament in the division and just two tournaments later made his ''makuuchi'' division debut. He was runner up to Jōkōryū in the ''jūryō'' division in September 2012. His highest rank was ''sekiwake.'' He won four special prizes for Fighting Spirit and five gold stars for defeating ''yokozuna.'' He did not miss a single bout from his professional debut until the last day of the January 2021 tournament. He retired in June 2021 to become a coach and elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Kasugayama. Early life and sumo background From his preschool years Toguchi was enrolled at a local sumo ''dōjō'', coincidentally the future Gōeidō was also enrolled there at this time. In 1996 as a primary school fourth grader, he came in runner up at a national children's sumo tournament. A ...
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Shikona
A is a sumo wrestler's ring name. The tradition of ring names in sumo dates back to the Edo period, where they were used as a means to attract customers and hide the identities of the ''rikishi''. Like standard Japanese names, a ''shikona'' consists of a surname and a personal, or given name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the personal name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former ''yokozuna'' is usually referred to as simply ''Asashōryū''. When addressing a sumo wrestler of the ''makuuchi'' or ''jūryō'' divisions, the suffix is used instead of the usual . The given name is often, but not always, the wrestler's original name, and may be changed at the whim of the individual wrestler. Foreign wrestlers always adopt a new, Japanese given name. Often, on first joining professional sumo, a wrestler's ''shikona'' is the same as his family name. As a wrestler rises through the ranks of sumo, he is expected to change his ''shi ...
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