Takamisugi Takakatsu
隆三杉 太一
Personal information
Born	Takashi Kanao (1961-03-01)1 March 1961 (age 64) Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.79 m (5 ft10+1⁄2 in)
Weight	150 kg (330 lb; 24 st)
Career
Stable	Futagoyama
Record	720–753–57
Debut	March, 1976
Highest rank	Komusubi (January, 1991)
Retired	November, 1995
Elder name	Tokiwayama
Championships	1 (Jūryō) 1 (Jonidan)
Gold Stars	1 (Ōnokuni)
* Up to date as of 27 November 2020.

Takamisugi Takakatsu (born 1 March 1961 asTakashi Kanao) is a formersumo wrestler fromKawasaki, Kanagawa,Japan. His highest rank waskomusubi. He is now the head coach ofTokiwayama stable, renamed from Chiganoura stable.

Kanao practisedjudo in elementary and junior school, where he also excelled at painting and artwork.^[1] Because of his large size he also took part in team sumo competitions at school and regularly placed the team in the top three.^[1] Upon his graduation he joinedFutagoyama stable in March 1976. It was a prestigiousheya to join, as it was run by formeryokozunaWakanohana Kanji I and contained a number of top division stars including popularōzekiTakanohana Kenshi.

Initially fighting under his own surname, Kanao adopted theshikona of Futagonishiki in 1977 but switched to Takamisugi two years later. In January 1981, after five years in the unsalaried divisions, he reachedsekitori level upon promotion to the second highestjūryō division, and he made the topmakuuchi division just three tournaments later in July 1981. He initially struggled with injuries and after a number of setbacks, including a short spell back in the thirdmakushita division, he made a top divisionkachi-koshi at the third attempt in January 1984, and established himself inmakuuchi. He dropped back tojūryō in January 1987 but was re-promoted after winning thejūryō championship oryūshō in March with a 13–2 record. In November 1987 he defeatedŌnokuni in the latter's debut tournament as ayokozuna to earn his onlykinboshi or gold star.

Takamisugi remained a rank-and filemaegashira for nearly all his top division career. Although he reachedkomusubi twice, in January 1991 and January 1993, he recorded a losing score on both occasions. He holds the record for the most top division tournaments without ever winning aspecial prize, at 71. In 1993 his stable merged withFujishima stable and he became a stablemate ofōzeki (lateryokozuna)Takanohana Kōji, whom he had fought eight times previously without beating. In November 1995 he fell intojūryō once more and announced his retirement at the age of 34 after losing his first three matches.

He remained in sumo as a coach at Futagoyama stable (later renamed Takanohana stable). Unable to purchasetoshiyorikabu or elder stock, he borrowed elder names instead. He was known as Fujishima (until the retirement of stablemateWakanohana Masaru), then Otowayama (until the retirement ofTakanonami) and then Tokiwayama Oyakata. Along with five other oyakata (Magaki,Ōnomatsu,Otowayama,Ōtake andFutagoyama), he was forced to leave the Nishonosekiichimon or group of stables in January 2010 after declaring his support for his former stablemate Takanohana's unsanctioned bid to be elected to the board of directors of theSumo Association.^[2] In April 2016 he took over the running of theChiganoura stable upon the retirement of the previous head, ex-sekiwakeMasudayama. In October 2018 he became the head coach ofTakakeishō and other wrestlers formerly of the defunct Takanohana stable. Takakeishō won the tournament championship in November 2018 and was promoted toōzeki the following year, although he had to pull out of hisōzeki debut tournament in May 2019 with an injury. Chiganoura apologized to the Sumo Association for Takakeishō's decision to re-enter the tournament only to have to withdraw once again, and made sure Takakeishō did not appear at the stable's end of tournament party.^[3] In November 2020, as former Chiganoura owner Masudayama's retirement approached, as part of a previous agreement, former Takamisugi and former Masudayama swapped back their elder names, and former Takamisugi changed the name of the stable to his original elder name, Tokiwayama.^[4]

In July 2021 he was demoted to the lowest rung in the Sumo Association's hierarchy oftoshiyori after his wrestlerTakagenji was dismissed from sumo forcannabis use.^[5]

He is often called upon to sing at sumo functions.^[1] His nickname when active wasDoraemon because of his facial resemblance to the popularmanga/anime character.^[1] His wife is a formerdisc jockey.^[1]

Takamisugi liked a solid frontal pushing attack, and relied almost exclusively onoshisumo andtsuppari (thrusting). The push out oroshidashi was the winningkimarite in nearly half hissekitori matches. He usually lost if his opponents were able to grab hold of hismawashi or belt. He very rarely employed throwing moves; his most common throw was the beltlesskotenage, or armlock throw.

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