, born August 30, 1972, and known by his ''

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'' is a Japanese retired

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wrestler from the city of Chita in

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. His sumo stable was Kitanoumi. His real name is Zenji Kanesaku. His height is 184 cm (6 ft) and his peak weight was 240 kg. His highest rank was ''

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'' 2, achieved in the January 1998 wrestling tournament (''basho'' in Japanese). One of his best results was in the November 1999 tournament in

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when he defeated

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and

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. His hobby is sleeping.

Career record

Retirement

After participating in the basho in January 2003, he fell to the third-lowest division and retired.

Post-retirement activities

For a while he ran a restaurant in

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where his wife's parents' home was, but thereafter closed it and worked as a security guard in

Other points to note

His peak weight of which he reached in 1998 means he ranks seventh in the

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. He was the heaviest Japanese-born sumo wrestler ever until surpassed by Yamamotoyama.

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