Higonoumi Naoya

Japanese sumo wrestler

肥後ノ海直哉

Born

23 September 1969, Kumamoto

Citizenship

Japan

Sport

sumo

Occupation

rikishi

Higonoumi Naoya (born 23 September 1969 as Naoto Sakamoto) is a former sumo wrestler from Kumamoto, Japan. After his retirement he opened up Kise stable.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q5760155 (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.