{{Short description|Japanese sumo wrestler}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox sumo wrestler | native_name = 栃司 哲史 | name = Tochitsukasa Tetsuo | image = | birth_name = Tetsuo Goto | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1958|4|25}} | birth_place = Nagoya, Japan | height = {{height|meters=1.80}} | weight = {{convert|157|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | heya = Kasugano | rank = | record = 465–448–27 | debut = March, 1981 | highestrank = Sekiwake (January, 1988) | retireddate = May, 1992 | eldername = Irumagawa | yushos = 2 (Jūryō) | prizes = Fighting Spirit (1)<br/>Technique (1) | goldstars = 3<br>Takanosato<br>Chiyonofuji<br>Hokutoumi | update = Mar 2010 }}
'''Tochitsukasa Tetsuo''' (born 25 April 1958 as '''Tetsuo Goto''') is a former sumo wrestler from Nakagawa, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was ''sekiwake''. After his retirement from sumo in 1992 he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and established Irumagawa stable in 1993, which he ran until 2023.
==Career== A former amateur champion at Nihon University, he turned professional at the age of 23, joining Kasugano stable in March 1981. He reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in September 1983, and in 1984 he earned his first special prize for Fighting Spirit, and defeated Takanosato in his first ever bout against a ''yokozuna'' to earn his first of his three ''kinboshi''. He spent most of 1985 in the second ''jūryō'' division, but in 1986 made the ''san'yaku'' ranks at ''komusubi''. In November 1987 he scored 10–5 from the ''maegashira'' 6 ranking, defeating two ''ōzeki'' and winning the Technique Prize. This earned him promotion to his highest rank of ''sekiwake'' for the following tournament in January 1988. However, by the end of the year he was in'' jūryō'' again due to injury problems. He won the ''jūryō'' ''yūshō'' on two occasions in 1989 and won promotion back to the top division. After missing the September 1990 tournament he fell to ''jūryō'' again and made only one more appearance in ''makuuchi'' before retiring in May 1992 at the age of 34.
==Retirement from sumo== He became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Irumagawa Oyakata, and established Irumagawa stable in 1993. His wrestlers Yotsukasa and Otsukasa both reached the top division in 1999, and they were followed by Masatsukasa in 2008 and Sagatsukasa in 2010. He is due to reach the retirement age for elders of 65 in April 2023, and in preparation for this he handed over control of his stable to former ''komusubi'' Kakizoe in February 2023, with the stable henceforth being known as Ikazuchi stable.<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Kakizoe inherits Irumagawa stable, name changes to Ikazuchi stable, revived for the first time in 62 years, Irumagawa retires in April|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202301260000568.html|date=26 January 2023|work=Nikkan Sports|language=Japanese|access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref>
==Fighting style== A powerful and versatile wrestler,<ref name="patmore">{{cite book|last=Patmore|first=Angela|title=The Giants of Sumo|publisher=MacDonald/Queen Anne Press|year=1990|pages=130|isbn=0-356-18120-0}}</ref> Tochitsukasa preferred ''tsuki/oshi'' or pushing and thrusting techniques rather than fighting on the ''mawashi.'' His favourite ''kimarite'' were ''oshi-dashi'' (push out) and ''tsuki otoshi'' (thrust over). However he also regularly won by ''yori-kiri'' (force out),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sumoreference.com/Rikishi_kim.aspx?r=1337|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911005656/http://www.sumoreference.com/Rikishi_kim.aspx?r=1337|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 September 2012|title=Tochitsukasa bouts by kimarite|publisher=Sumo Reference|accessdate=26 March 2010}}</ref> and was also capable of pulling off throws, both overarm (''uwatenage'') and underarm (''shitatenage'').<ref name="patmore"/>
==Trivia== He had a quirk of always staying in a squat position for much longer than normal and rocking back and forth before returning to his corner during the ''shikiri'', or warm-up phase of a match.<ref>{{cite book|last=Benjamin|first=David|title=The Joy of Sumo|publisher=Tuttle|year=1992|pages=111|isbn=0-8048-1679-4}}</ref>
==Career record== {{Sumo record box start|Tochitsukasa Tetsuo<ref>{{cite web | author= | title=Tochitsukasa Tetsuo Rikishi Information | publisher=Sumo Reference | url=https://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=1337 | date= | accessdate=2012-08-16}}</ref>}} {{Sumo record year start|1981}} {{Basho}} {{Basho|mt|60||6|1}} {{Basho|ma|30|e|5|2}} {{Basho|ma|17|e|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|13|w|5|2}} {{Basho|ma|4|e|4|3}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start|1982}} {{Basho|j|13|e|7|8}} {{Basho|ma|1|w|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|5|w|5|2}} {{Basho|ma|1|e|3|4}} {{Basho|ma|7|e|4|3}} {{Basho|ma|5|e|5|2}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start|1983}} {{Basho|j|12|w|9|6}} {{Basho|j|9|e|8|7}} {{Basho|j|5|e|9|6}} {{Basho|j|1|w|8|7}} {{Basho|m|13|e|7|8}} {{Basho|j|2|w|9|6}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start|1984}} {{Basho|m|14|e|9|6}} {{Basho|m|8|w|7|8}} {{Basho|m|9|e|10|5|||f}} {{Basho|m|1|w|3|12|||*}} {{Basho|m|13|e|5|10}} {{Basho|j|5|e|8|7}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start|1985}} {{Basho|j|4|w|8|7}} {{Basho|j|2|e|8|7}} {{Basho|j|1|e|10|5}} {{Basho|m|13|w|6|9}} {{Basho|j|3|w|8|7}} {{Basho|j|3|e|10|5|P}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start|1986}} {{Basho|j|1|e|9|6}} {{Basho|m|12|e|9|6}} {{Basho|m|5|e|8|7}} {{Basho|k|1|w|4|11}} {{Basho|m|3|e|7|8|||*}} {{Basho|m|4|e|8|7}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|1987}} {{Basho|k|1|w|7|8}} {{Basho|m|1|e|5|10}} {{Basho|m|6|e|7|8}} {{Basho|m|6|w|6|9}} {{Basho|m|11|w|8|7}} {{Basho|m|6|e|10|5|||t}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|1988}} {{Basho|s|1|w|7|8}} {{Basho|k|1|w|5|10}} {{Basho|m|4|e|5|10}} {{Basho|m|8|w|6|9}} {{Basho|m|13|w|4|4|7}} {{Basho|j|5|e|7|8}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|1989}} {{Basho|j|5|w|11|4<br>Champion}} {{Basho|j|1|e|8|7}} {{Basho|m|14|e|6|6|3}} {{Basho|j|2|e|12|3<br>Champion}} {{Basho|m|13|e|9|6}} {{Basho|m|7|w|8|7}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|1990}} {{Basho|m|2|e|4|11|||*}} {{Basho|m|10|e|7|8}} {{Basho|m|11|w|8|7}} {{Basho|m|8|e|9|6}} {{Basho|KYUJO|rank=m|r-no=2|tozai=w}} {{Basho|j|1|e|7|8}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|1991}} {{Basho|j|3|e|8|7}} {{Basho|j|1|w|9|6}} {{Basho|j|1|e|6|9}} {{Basho|j|5|e|9|6}} {{Basho|j|1|e|10|5}} {{Basho|m|11|e|2|13}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|1992}} {{Basho|j|6|w|8|7}} {{Basho|j|4|w|5|10}} {{Basho|INTAI|rank=j|r-no=9|tozai=e|win=4|loss=9}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record box end}}
==See also== *Glossary of sumo terms *List of sumo tournament second division champions *List of past sumo wrestlers *List of sumo elders *List of sekiwake
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Goo Sumo|A=|266}}
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