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Katayama Shinji (born September 6, 1979) is a former sumo wrestler from Yaizu, Shizuoka, Japan. His highest rank was ''maegashira'' 13. ==Career== Katayama practised amateur sumo at Senshu University, finishing third at the All Japan Sumo Championships. He made his professional debut in March 2002 at the age of 22, joining Onomatsu stable. He did not have enough amateur titles to enter at the ''makushita'' level, instead beginning his career at the lowest level of sumo entry, ''maezumo''. Nevertheless he moved through the divisions quickly, reaching ''sekitori'' status upon promotion to the second highest ''jūryō'' division in July 2004. Katayama was promoted to the top ''makuuchi'' division in May 2005. He earned eight wins against seven losses in that tournament, but did not manage to achieve ''kachi-koshi'' in the top division again. He could manage only a 7-8 score at the rank of jūryō 13 in March 2008, leaving him dangerously close to demotion to the unsalaried ranks. He maintained his ''sekitori'' status with a 9-6 mark in May 2008, but a disastrous 2-13 in July meant he was demoted to ''makushita'' for the September tournament. He retired in January 2009. Unlike most sumo wrestlers, Katayama never adopted a traditional ''shikona'', instead using his own surname as his fighting name. Other recent ''sekitori'' to use their own names include Shimotori, Satoyama, Kakizoe and Ichihara. He was admired for the quality of his stamps during the pre-bout rituals, known as ''shiko'', as he was able to raise his leg straight up in the air. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Katayama Shinji」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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