Yamaguchi Hisashi (born Hisashi Yamaguchi; April 16, 1952 – October 19, 2010) was a

sumo is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by thr ...

wrestler from Nakatsu Ōita,

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. He made his professional debut in January 1971 and reached the top division in May 1978. Upon his promotion he changed his

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'' co ...

from his real name to Taniarashi Hisashi. His highest rank was ''

maegashira , or , is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers (''rikishi''), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments. This is the on ...

'' 4. He retired in November 1982. His son is Shun Yamaguchi, an active baseball player.

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1952 births Japanese sumo wrestlers People from Nakatsu, Ōita Sumo people from Ōita Prefecture 2010 deaths Sumo wrestlers who use their birth name {{sumo-bio-stub

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