Aobayama Hirotoshi

Sumo wrestler (1950-1997)

青葉山弘年

Born

3 April 1950

Died

24 September 1997

Citizenship

Japan

Sport

sumo

Occupation

rikishi

Aobayama Hirotoshi (born Koichi Takahashi; April 3, 1950 – September 24, 1997) was a former sumo wrestler from Ōsato, Miyagi, Japan. He made his professional debut in November 1968, won the championship in his only sixth-division tournament, and another in November 1970, winning out in a rare nine-way playoff in forth division. He reached the top division in November 1975 after winning the second division prior. His highest rank was komusubi. He retired in September 1982 and became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Asakayama (now held by ex-ōzeki Kaiō). He died while active as a coach at Kise stable.

External links

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Facts from Wikidata Q4778572 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.