Event🇯🇵 Japan
“Towards your dreams” talk at Ugei Elementary School
Spoke to pupils at his former school in Iwaizumi about achieving his dream of becoming a sumo wrestler, the importance of effort and not giving up.
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KOTORIKISEN AKITO
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Kotorikisen Akito is a former Sadogatake stable wrestler who reached Makushita 54. His documented activities include a school talk, demonstration bouts and serving as head referee at a community sumo tournament. Public articles have also covered his sumo coaching and farming activities after retirement.
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- Real name
- KUDO RYOHEI
- Date of birth
- 28 January 1994
- From
- Iwaizumi, Shimohei District, Iwate, Japan
- Former stable
- Sadogatake stable
- Highest rank
- Makushita 54
- Height
- 178.9 cm
- Weight
- 113.4 kg
- Interests and skills
- Sumo demonstrations, talks and youth coaching
- Representation
- Agent representation through Rikishi Career Partners
Career highlights
- Made his professional debut in March 2012 and reached Makushita 54.
- Previously competed under the ring name Kotokudo.
- Retired following the March 2022 tournament.
Source: Japan Sumo Association ↗
Available for
- Sumo demonstrations and event appearances
- Talks about pursuing goals and his professional sumo experience
- Sumo coaching for children and young people
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Excerpts from public reports
Short excerpts from published reports and interviews. Quotations retain the original wording and link to their sources.
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Events and talks
These credits refer to the individual performers and may include work arranged independently of Sumo Man.
Event🇯🇵 Japan
43rd Onikoshi Sozen Shrine Festival Children’s Sumo Tournament
Served as head referee at the children’s tournament in Takizawa. The city report introduced him as the coach of Morioka Agricultural High School’s sumo club at the time.
Event🇯🇵 Japan
42nd Onikoshi Sozen Shrine Festival Children’s Sumo Tournament
Performed demonstration bouts alongside members of Morioka Agricultural High School’s sumo club and others. The city report identifies him by his real name and ring name.
Event🇯🇵 Japan
Children’s sumo tournament: demonstrations during high school
Performed demonstration sumo at the shrine’s children’s tournament while at high school, before his professional debut. A municipal report published on 13 January 2012 records the activity; the event date is not specified.
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Media features
Publication🇯🇵 Japan
JA Shin-Iwate “Yumegouri” — January 2023 feature
Featured in an article about his goal of focusing on Wagyu cattle breeding. The interview discussed his sumo career and his efforts towards farming after retirement, as of the publication date.
Publication🇯🇵 Japan
“People of Iwaizumi, past and present” — July 2022 feature
Profiled in Iwaizumi’s municipal newsletter, reflecting on his sumo career and outlining his plans at the time to coach younger wrestlers and work with the local community revitalization team.
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