Tochiazuma Tomoyori
Tochiazuma Tomoyori (born 3 September 1944 as Hayao Shiga) is a former sumo wrestler from Sōma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was ''sekiwake,'' which he held for one tournament in 1970. He won the top division championship in January 1972. After retirement he worked as a coach at his stable, Kasugano, until 1990 when he set up his own Tamanoi stable. He is the father of the former ''Makuuchi#Ōzeki, ōzeki'' Tochiazuma Daisuke, and upon his retirement as a coach in 2009 his son took over from him. Career He made his debut in November 1960, joining the then recently retired ''yokozuna (sumo), yokozuna'' Tochinishiki's Kasugano stable. He reached ''jūryō'' in May 1965 and the top ''makuuchi'' division in March 1967. He was relatively small, standing only 177 cm tall and weighing around 110 kg. In May 1968 he was runner-up to Tamanoumi, Tamanoshima with a 10–5 record, earning promotion to ''komusubi.'' He also won the first of his six ''sanshō (Sumo ...
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