Hatsuyama Shō

Hatsuyama Shō
羽出山 将
Hatsuyama in July 2025
Personal information
BornShō Hatsuyama
(1999-11-05) November 5, 1999
Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4+12 in)
Weight141 kg (311 lb; 22.2 st)
Career
StableTamanoi
UniversityToyo University
Current ranksee below
DebutMarch 2022
Highest rankMaegashira 17 (January 2026)
Championships1 (Makushita)

Last updated: January 16, 2026

Hatsuyama Shō (Japanese: 羽出山 将; born November 5, 1999) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Higashimurayama, Tokyo. He wrestles for the Tamanoi stable and debuted in the March 2022 tournament.

Early career

Hatsuyama first took up sumo in the sixth grade in his hometown in Tachikawa, Tokyo. He participated in the national tournament while attending Higashimurayama Daiyon Junior High School. In his third year at Adachi Shinden High School, he won the individual championship at the Kanazawa High School Sumo Tournament, and then went on to Toyo University. In his second year, he made it to the top eight in the All-Japan Championships and the All-Japan Student Championships. In his third year, he made it to the top eight in the All-Japan Championships, and made it to the top 16 in the All-Japan Student Championships in his fourth year.

Career

After graduating from university, he was invited by Toyo University alumnus Tōhakuryū Masahito to join the Tamanoi stable. After reaching the top eight in the 2020 All Japan Championships, he made his debut in the sandanme division in 2022.[1]

In the September 2024 tournament, he won the makushita division with a perfect record as the 16th ranked wrestler. In the following November tournament, he finished with a winning record of 5 wins and 2 losses as the top ranked wrestler in the makushita division, which meant that he could be promoted to sekitori if he had won more than he lost.

Jūryō promotion

At the ranking meeting after the November 2024 tournament, it was announced that he would be promoted to the jūryō division for the January tournament. He is the second sekitori to be promoted from Higashimurayama City after Kurosegawa Kuniyuki. He is also the second protégé of the 14th Tamanoi, former 2nd Tochinoshin, to be promoted to sekitori.

At the press conference announcing his promotion to the jūryō division, he mentioned his fellow countryman Ken Shimura as his idol, and expressed his desire to have Shimura's brother, who he has connections with, design a mawashi when he is promoted to the makuuchi division.[2] He also stated that he wanted people to know his real name and how it was pronounced, so he intended to keep it. The surname "Hatsuyama" is said to be rare, with only around 20 people nationwide sharing the name.[3]

He entered the November 2025 tournament at his highest rank of East Juryo 5, and on the eighth day of the tournament, he defeated Ryuden, a former san'yaku wrestler, in a makuuchi bout.[4] He competed for the championship with new juryo wrestler Fujiryoga and former ozeki Asanoyama. Although he lost to Fujiryoga and missed out on the championship, he still had a good record of 11 wins and 4 losses.

Makuuchi promotion

After the November 2025 tournament, at the ranking meeting on December 22, it was announced that he would be promoted to the makuuchi division in the following January tournament. At the press conference, he commented, "The letters (on the ranking list) have become larger, so it's easier for many people to find me," and expressed his ambition, saying, "I want to be so successful that when people think of Higashimurayama, they think of my name and Ken Shimura's."[1]

Career record

Hatsuyama Shō[5]
Year January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo
March
Haru basho, Osaka
May
Natsu basho, Tokyo
July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya
September
Aki basho, Tokyo
November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
2022 x Sandanme tsukedashi #100
5–2
 
West Sandanme #65
6–1
 
East Sandanme #10
4–2–1
 
East Makushita #60
4–3
 
West Makushita #51
5–2
 
2023 East Makushita #33
6–1
 
West Makushita #11
2–5
 
East Makushita #25
4–3
 
West Makushita #19
5–2
 
West Makushita #9
3–4
 
West Makushita #13
5–2
 
2024 West Makushita #4
1–6
 
West Makushita #25
2–5
 
East Makushita #38
5–2
 
East Makushita #22
4–3
 
East Makushita #16
7–0
Champion

 
West Makushita #1
5–2
 
2025 East Jūryō #12
6–9
 
East Jūryō #13
8–7
 
West Jūryō #10
6–9
 
East Jūryō #13
10–5
 
East Jūryō #8
9–6
 
East Jūryō #5
11–4
 
2026 West Maegashira #17
2–13
 
West Jūryō #9
9–6
 
x x x x
Record given as wins–losses–absences    Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: =Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: MakuuchiJūryōMakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashira

References

  1. ^ a b 佐々木一郎 (2025-12-22). "東村山市出身の羽出山が新入幕「志村けんさんと自分の名前が出るくらいに活躍したい」 - 大相撲 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ 高田文太 (2024-11-27). "羽出山が新十両昇進 同郷・東村山市出身の志村けんさんは「憧れ」 化粧まわし作製を熱望 - 大相撲 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ 高田文太 (2024-11-27). "羽出山が新十両昇進 同郷・東村山市出身の志村けんさんは「憧れ」 化粧まわし作製を熱望 - 大相撲 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ 佐々木一郎 (2025-11-16). "動じない男・十両の羽出山は初の幕内取組にも動じず白星…幕内の雰囲気も「いつも通り」 - 大相撲 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Hatsuyama Sho Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 16 January 2026.