Event🇯🇵 Japan
Kotoeko retirement ceremony at Ryogoku Kokugikan
Performed sumo jinku as part of a six-wrestler group at the ceremony marking Kotoeko’s retirement and succession to the elder name Oguruma.
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Former sumo wrestler
KOTOTAISEI NAOKI
琴太成
Kototaisei Naoki is a former Sadogatake stable wrestler who reached Sandanme 47. His event experience includes sumo jinku, traditional sumo singing, at retirement ceremonies and a public talk, as well as community visits.
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- Real name
- MANABE TAISHI
- Date of birth
- 16 July 1996
- From
- Midori Ward, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Former stable
- Sadogatake stable
- Highest rank
- Sandanme 47
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 123 kg
- Interests and skills
- Sumo jinku singing and event appearances
- Representation
- Agent representation through Rikishi Career Partners
Career highlights
- Made his professional debut in March 2012 and reached Sandanme 47.
- Previously competed under the ring name Kotomanabe.
- Retired following the July 2025 tournament.
Source: Japan Sumo Association ↗
Available for
- Sumo jinku: traditional sumo singing
- Sumo demonstrations and event appearances
- Community visits and cultural exchange events
KOTOTAISEI
From public event reports
Selected excerpts from public reports about his event appearances. Quotations retain the original wording and link to their sources.
相撲甚句を披露させると、会場はさらに盛り上がった。
Published ·
Read source佐渡ヶ嶽部屋から琴隆成さん、琴真鍋さんのご協力をいただきました。
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Read source土俵に上がり、自慢の喉を聞かせます。
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Appearances, media and activities
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Event🇯🇵 Japan
Kotoshogiku retirement ceremony
Named among the six wrestlers who performed sumo jinku at the ceremony marking Kotoshogiku’s retirement and succession to the elder name Hidenoyama.
Event🇯🇵 Japan
Kotoshogiku talk at Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
Joined Kotoshogiku on stage and performed sumo jinku at the public talk, appearing under his former ring name, Kotomanabe.
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Visit to Ronald McDonald House Fukuoka
Accompanied Kotoshogiku on a visit with Kotoryusei. The foundation reports sumo jinku, chanko and interaction with the families; it does not identify individual singing roles.
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