{{short description|Japanese professional sumo wrestler (born 1986)}} {{hatnote|In this Japanese shikona name, the surname is Kitaharima.}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox sumo wrestler | name = Kitaharima Seiya | native_name = 北磻磨 聖也 | native_name_lang = | image = 200px | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Seiya Shimada | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|7|28}} | birth_place = Tatsuno, Hyōgo, Japan | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.82}} | weight = {{convert|126|kg}} | blogurl = | weburl = | heya = Yamahibiki | university = | rank = See below | record = | debut = March 2002 | highestrank = Maegashira 15 (July 2016) | retireddate = | eldername = | yushos = 1 (Sandanme) | prizes = | goldstars = |update = 31 January 2024 }}
{{nihongo|'''Kitaharima Seiya'''|北磻磨 聖也||born 28 July 1986 as {{nihongo|'''Shimada Seiya'''|嶋田聖也|Seiya Shimada}}|lead=yes}} is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He made his professional debut in March 2002. His highest rank has been ''maegashira'' 15. He wrestles for Yamahibiki stable.
==Career== He was born in Tatsuno, Hyōgo, where there is a shrine to the legendary founder of sumo, Nomi no Sukune.<ref name="news1242">{{cite web|url=https://news.1242.com/article/100460|title=30歳目前の新入幕！ 東前頭十五枚目・北はり磨（29歳） スポーツ人間模様 (New entry at 29! Maegashira 15 Kitaharima)|date=28 June 2016|work=Nippon Broadcasting News Online|accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref> He is a member of the generation born between April 1986 and April 1987 (Showa 61) known as the {{interlanguage link multi|Hananoroku-ichi|ja|3=花のロクイチ組|lt="Flower of 61"}} that also includes ''Yokozuna'' Kisenosato, ''Ōzeki'' Gōeidō and ''Sekiwake'' Myōgiryū.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kobe-np.co.jp/news/sports/202003/0013204568.shtml|title=大相撲春場所 北はり磨５勝目、来場所の幕下上位確実 (Spring sumo: Kitaharima 5th win, higher Makushita rank coming)|date=19 March 2020|work=Kobe Shimbun|language=Japanese|accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref> He did judo when he first joined school, but from the fourth year of elementary school he switched to sumo, and participated in national sumo competitions at elementary and junior high school. He had aspirations to go to high school, but was persuaded to join Kitanoumi stable, run by the former ''yokozuna'' Kitanoumi, upon graduation from junior high.
He made his professional debut in March 2002, alongside future top division wrestlers such as Kisenosato and Katayama, and also his own stablemate {{Interlanguage link multi|Nionoumi Shinji|ja|3=鳰の湖真二|lt=Nionoumi}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?shikona=&heya=-1&shusshin=-1&b=-1&high=-1&hd=200203&entry=-1&intai=-1&sort=5|title=Find Rikishi|work=Sumo Reference|accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref> He reached the third highest ''makushita'' division in July 2005, but weighing barely more than {{convert|100|kg}} he found it hard to make further progress. He had begun wrestling using his own surname of Shimada, but adopted his present ''shikona'' in March 2008, formed from combination of his original stable name (Kitanoumi) and an old name for west Hyōgo Prefecture (Harima Province). He finally reached the ''jūryō'' division for the first time in January 2012 nearly a decade after his debut.<ref name="sumodb">{{cite web|url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=1241|title=Kitaharima Seiya Rikishi Information|work=Sumo Reference|accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref> He was the first ''sekitori'' from Tatsuno since Banryūyama who had been a stablemate of Kitanoumi and was then a coach at the affiliated Mihogaseki stable. He spent all of 2012 in ''jūryō'' but had only two winning records in that time and was demoted back to the ''makushita'' division in January 2013.<ref name="sumodb"/> After moving between ''jūryō'' and ''makushita'' a number of times he re-established himself in ''jūryō'' from the September 2014 tournament. In November 2015 after the death of his stablemaster Kitanoumi, who was also the chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, the former ''maegashira'' Ganyū took over the running of the stable, which was renamed Yamahibiki stable.
Following a record of nine wins against six losses at the rank of ''Jūryō'' 4 in May 2016, Kitaharima made his top ''makuuchi'' division debut in the July 2016 tournament, the only wrestler in that tournament who was new to the top division.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/06/27/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-seeking-milestone-1000th-win-at-upcoming-basho/|title=Hakuho seeking milestone 1,000th win at upcoming basho|date=27 June 2016|work=Japan Times|accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref> It had taken him 85 tournaments from his professional debut to reach the top division, which is the ninth slowest in sumo history.<ref name="mainichi070716">{{cite web|url=https://mainichi.jp/articles/20160707/dde/035/050/017000c|title=大相撲名古屋場所 軽量の苦労人が新入幕 北〓（はり）磨８５場所で夢実現 ("Sumo Nagoya: A new entry for a light-weight hard worker. A dream come true after 85 tournaments for Kitaharima.")|date=7 July 2016|work=The Mainichi|language=Japanese|accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref> His promotion came 14 years after leaving junior high school.<ref name="mainichi070716"/> He told reporters that having been in sumo since he was 15, he was disappointed that his contemporaries who had instead gone to high school and university before entering the professional ranks had overtaken him.<ref name="mainichi070716"/> At {{convert|126|kg}} he was lightest man in the top division and some {{convert|30|kg}} lighter than the average for the division.<ref name="mainichi070716"/> Kitaharima's stablemaster stressed the importance of his predecessor Kitanoumi to Kitaharima's success, saying that Kitanoumi always called Kitaharima by his given name "Seiya," because "my disciples are the same as my own children."<ref name="news1242"/>
Kitaharima won his first bout in the top division, defeating Nishikigi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/07/10/sumo/basho-reports/kisenosato-triumphs-opening-day-nagoya-grand-sumo-tournament/|title=Kisenosato triumphs on opening day at Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament|date=10 July 2016|work=Japan Times|accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref> However he finished the tournament with a losing record of six wins against nine losses and was demoted back to ''jūryō'' after just one tournament. Restricted by neck pain, he had two poor performances of 5–10 and 4–11 in the following two tournaments and fell back to ''makushita'' in January 2017.<ref name="sumodb"/> After his neck problem cleared up he returned to ''jūryō'' after a 5–2 record, but lasted only one tournament. After two consecutive winning records in ''makushita'' in May and July 2017 he returned to ''jūryō'' again in September 2017.<ref name="sankei">{{cite web|url=https://www.sankei.com/sports/news/170726/spo1707260019-n1.html|title=(Yago, Daiseido are newly promoted to juryo)|date=26 July 2017|work=Sankei|language=Japanese|accessdate=14 August 2020|archive-date=22 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822154400/https://www.sankei.com/sports/news/170726/spo1707260019-n1.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Both he and {{Interlanguage link multi|Kizenryū Takashi|ja|3=希善龍貴司|lt=Kizenryū}} were being promoted to ''jūryō'' for the seventh time in this tournament, the second highest ever at the time.<ref name="sankei"/> However he lost seven of his first eight bouts, and with a 5–10 record at the end of the tournament was once again demoted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi_basho.aspx?r=1241&b=201709|title=Kitaharima results by basho - September 2017|work=Sumo Reference|accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref> He remained in ''makushita'' for the next three years before finally getting his eighth promotion to ''jūryō'' after the July 2020 tournament at the age of 34.<ref name="sumodb"/> He secured this result by defeating Takagenji on the final day for a 5–2 record at ''Makushita'' 3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi_basho.aspx?r=1241&b=202007|title=Kitaharima results by basho - July 2020|work=Sumo Reference|accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref> He had been out of ''jūryō'' for 17 tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sumo.or.jp/EnHonbashoTopics/banzuke_topics/|title=2020 September Grand Sumo Tournament Banzuke Topics|accessdate=29 September 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929145028/http://sumo.or.jp/EnHonbashoTopics/banzuke_topics/|archivedate=29 September 2020}}</ref> In the September 2020 tournament Kitaharima could manage only five wins against ten losses, losing his last four bouts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi_basho.aspx?r=1241&b=202009|title=Kitaharima results by basho - September 2020|work=Sumo Reference|accessdate=29 September 2020}}</ref> He narrowly failed to return to ''jūryō'' in November and was ranked at ''Makushita'' 1 East in January 2021. He was forced to sit out the March 2021 tournament after a coach at his stable tested positive for COVID-19, but his ranking was protected. In January 2022 he had his poorest record for over a decade, a 1–6 at ''makushita'' 15, which sent him down to ''makushita'' 40 for March 2022. In May 2022, Kitaharima failed to win the ''makushita'' championship when he lost to Ōshōma on the last day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202205200000601.html?mode=all |title=幕下は欧勝馬が初Ｖ「昨日の夜から緊張」北播磨と全勝対決の激しい攻防、最後は掛け投げで制す.|language=ja |date=20 May 2022 |work=Nikkan Sports |access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
Relegated to the ''sandanme'' division for the first time since 2008 at the September 2023 tournament, Kitaharima nonetheless won all his matches and claimed the division's championship. In doing so, he became, at the age of 37, the oldest wrestler ranked in the ''makushita'' division or below to win a tournament since {{Interlanguage link multi|Ōiwato Yoshiyuki|ja|3=大岩戸義之|lt=Ōiwato}} who won the ''makushita'' tournament in 2005 at the age of 36.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2023/09/22/kiji/20230922s00005000275000c.html |title=幕内経験者の37歳・北ハリ磨が三段目優勝！幕下以下の戦後最年長V「まだまだできる」衰えぬ情熱|language=ja |date=22 September 2023 |work=Sports Nippon |access-date=22 September 2023}}</ref> After his championship win, Kitaharima spent two tournaments in the ''makushita'' division before it was announced in January 2024 that he was promoted to the ''jūryō'' division for the ninth time in his career, hence being tied for the most promotion to the ''jūryō'' division along former {{Interlanguage link|Kizenryū Takashi|ja|3=希善龍貴司|lt=Kizenryū}} (repromoted for the ninth time in July 2018).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202401310000190.html|title=北はり磨、記録的な復活劇 若隆景、対馬洋、伯桜鵬とともに再十両|language=ja|date=31 January 2024|work=Nikkan Sports|access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref> This latest repromotion, at the age of 37 years, 6 months and 29 days, makes Kitaharima the second oldest wrestler to be repromoted to ''sekitori'' status in modern sumo history, behind Ōshio (repromoted in May 1987 at the age of 39).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202402010000055.html |title=北はり磨３年半ぶり関取復帰「自分らしい記録」希善龍と並び最多９度目の十両昇進|language=ja |date=1 February 2024 |work=Nikkan Sports |access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref> On the occasion of this new promotion Kitaharima shared that his inspiration for remaining an active wrestler was his former stablemate Kitazakura, who, as the third-oldest repromoted to ''jūryō'' in modern sumo, continued his career even after his demotion to the ''makushita'' division.<ref name=yahoo>{{cite web|author=Izuka Saki|url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/expert/articles/fb92c63ca06ba130cbd3155328744a0d301693ee|title=目標は幕内ではなく「幕内で"大活躍"」大相撲初場所で再十両決めた37歳・北磻磨が再度這い上がれた理由|language=ja|date=14 February 2024|work=Yahoo Sports|access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref> However, Kitaharima suffered an eighth defeat (''make-koshi'') in his match against Chiyoshōma on Day 11, making it uncertain whether he will remain in ''jūryō''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2024/03/20/kiji/20240320s00005000358000c.html|title=北ハリ磨 16年夏場所以来8年ぶりの十両での勝ち越しならず「自分の相撲が取れない」|language=ja|date=20 March 2024|work=Sports Nippon|access-date=20 March 2024}}</ref> In the end, he won just 4 victories in the tournament, leaving little chance of staying in the ''sekitori'' ranks. However, he declared himself pleased with the public support he received, declaring "It was an experience that gave me goose bumps every day."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2024/03/24/kiji/20240324s00005000406000c.html|title=北ハリ磨 史上最多タイ9度目の十両昇進場所は4勝11敗 幕下陥落確実も、新記録10度目昇進へ意欲|language=ja|date=24 March 2024|work=Sports Nippon|access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref>
==Fighting style== Kitaharima is a ''tsuki/oshi'' specialist, who prefers pushing and thrusting at his opponents rather than fighting on the ''mawashi'' or belt. His most common winning ''kimarite'' or technique is ''oshi dashi'' or a straightforward push out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi_kim.aspx?r=1241|title=Kitaharima bouts by kimarite|work=Sumo Reference|accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref>
He is known for wanting to practice day or night, which led to his stablemaster warning against him over-training. Kitaharima has said he has no real hobbies and on his ''makuuchi'' promotion remarked that he was thinking only about sumo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/sports/list/201607/CK2016070202000268.html|title=Late blooming Kitaharima, new entry at Nagoya|date=2 July 2016|work=Tokyo Shimbun|access-date=16 August 2020|archive-date=16 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816141407/http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/sports/list/201607/CK2016070202000268.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the age of 37, he confided on the occasion of his ninth repromotion in the ''jūryō'' division that he still hadn't changed his training habits, although he also admitted to having to rely more on alternative treatments such as massages or changing his diet on the advice of Takayasu.<ref name=yahoo/>
==Family== His younger brother Tetsuya Shimada was also a wrestler at the same stable.<ref>{{cite web|title=大相撲のはてなに効く！観戦ガイド ホーム › 力士名鑑 › た行の力士 › 「た」で始まる力士 › 大相撲力士名鑑！四股名が「た」で始まる力士たち (Sumo wrestler directory - Tatsunoumi Tetsuya)|url= https://sumo-guide.com/list-of-rikishi-initials-ta/4|work=Sumo-guide.com|language=Japanese|accessdate=30 August 2020}}</ref> He reached a highest rank of ''sandanme'' 78 and was known as Tatsunoumi. He retired after the September 2022 tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=12042&l=e|title=Tatsunoumi Tetsuya Rikishi Information|work=Sumo Reference|accessdate=30 August 2020}}</ref>
==Career record== {{Sumo record box start|Kitaharima Seiya<ref name="Sumodb">{{cite web|url=http://Sumodb.Sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=1241|title=Kitaharima Seiya Rikishi Information|work=Sumo Reference|accessdate=14 August 2020}}</ref>}} {{Sumo record year start link|2002}} {{Basho}} {{Basho|MAEZUMOU}} {{Basho|jk|29|e|4|3}} {{Basho|jo|111|e|4|3}} {{Basho|jo|86|e|4|3}} {{Basho|jo|60|e|4|3}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2003}} {{Basho|jo|37|w|1|6}} {{Basho|jo|72|w|5|2}} {{Basho|jo|28|e|3|4}} {{Basho|jo|48|w|4|3}} {{Basho|jo|28|e|5|2}} {{Basho|sa|90|w|2|5}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2004}} {{Basho|jo|14|w|4|3}} {{Basho|sa|95|e|4|3}} {{Basho|sa|76|w|4|3}} {{Basho|sa|58|e|3|4}} {{Basho|sa|77|w|5|2}} {{Basho|sa|43|w|4|3}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|2005}} {{Basho|sa|26|w|4|3}} {{Basho|sa|14|e|4|3}} {{Basho|sa|3|w|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|54|w|2|5}} {{Basho|sa|15|w|2|5}} {{Basho|sa|37|e|5|2}} {{Sumo record year end}} 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==See also== *Glossary of sumo terms *List of active sumo wrestlers
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{goo Sumo|2448}}
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