Kotonofuji Muneyoshi should not be confused with Kotofuji.
Native Name: | 琴乃富士宗義 |
Kotonofuji Muneyoshi | |
Birth Name: | Muneyoshi Fujisawa |
Birth Date: | 1951 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Rusutsu, Hokkaidō, Japan |
Weight: | 140kg (310lb) |
Heya: | Sadogatake |
Record: | 511-508-21 |
Debut: | May, 1967 |
Highestrank: | Maegashira 5 (November, 1975) |
Retireddate: | January, 1982 |
Eldername: | see bio |
Yushos: | 1 (Jūryō) |
Update: | June 2020 |
Kotonofuji Muneyoshi (born 7 November 1951 as Muneyoshi Fujisawa) is a former sumo wrestler from Rusutsu, Hokkaidō, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1967 and reached the top division in July 1974. His highest rank was maegashira 5. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Oguruma. He left the Sumo Association in November 1985, as his elder name was needed by the retiring Kotokaze.[1] He is now the proprietor of a chanko restaurant in the Kagurazaka neighborhood of Tokyo.[2]