# Aonosato Sakari

Aonosato Sakari (born Sakari Ogasawara; November 13, 1935 – May 16, 2008) was a sumo wrestler from Kuraishi, Aomori, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1953, and reached the top division in January 1959. His highest rank was sekiwake. Upon retirement from active competition, he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Hatachiyama. In 1988, he took over as head coach at Tatsutagawa stable from former yokozuna Kagamisato and became Tatsutagawa-oyakata. Two months prior to reaching the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age of 65 in November 2000, Tatsutagawa stable was shut down and the remaining wrestlers transferred to Michinoku stable.
His son, Moriyuki, was born in 1970 and also became a sumo wrestler, reaching a highest rank of makushita 42 under the ring name of Fusanosato.

## Career record

* The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958.
Aonosato Sakari :
| Year | January Hatsu basho, Tokyo | March Haru basho, Osaka | May Natsu basho, Tokyo | July Nagoya basho, Nagoya | September Aki basho, Tokyo | November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
| 1953 | x | (Maezumo) | East Jonokuchi #4 4–4 | Not held | East Jonidan #41 6–2 | Not held |
| 1954 | East Jonidan #13 5–3 | East Sandanme #56 2–6 | West Sandanme #62 4–4 | Not held | West Sandanme #57 6–2 | Not held |
| 1955 | East Sandanme #39 4–4 | West Sandanme #31 5–3 | West Sandanme #17 6–2 | Not held | East Makushita #57 4–4 | Not held |
| 1956 | West Makushita #54 1–7 | West Makushita #63 6–2 | West Makushita #50 4–4 | Not held | West Makushita #50 5–3 | Not held |
| 1957 | West Makushita #38 6–2 | East Makushita #23 4–4 | East Makushita #22 4–4 | Not held | East Makushita #22 4–4 | West Makushita #21 7–1 |
| 1958 | West Makushita #10 5–3 | East Makushita #7 6–2 | West Makushita #1 6–2 | West Jūryō #20 13–2 Champion | East Jūryō #8 9–6 | West Jūryō #5 14–1 Champion |
| 1959 | West Maegashira #17 8–7 | East Maegashira #14 9–6 | West Maegashira #8 9–6 | East Maegashira #4 5–10 | West Maegashira #8 8–7 | West Maegashira #5 8–7 |
| 1960 | West Maegashira #3 5–10 | West Maegashira #7 8–7 | East Maegashira #7 4–11 | West Maegashira #12 7–8 | East Maegashira #11 9–6 | West Maegashira #6 10–5 |
| 1961 | East Maegashira #1 6–9 | East Maegashira #3 9–6 | West Komusubi #1 3–12 | West Maegashira #6 9–6 | West Maegashira #2 5–10 | East Maegashira #7 10–5 |
| 1962 | West Maegashira #1 8–7 O★★ | East Komusubi #2 5–10 | East Maegashira #2 6–9 | West Maegashira #5 7–8 | East Maegashira #6 6–9 | West Maegashira #8 8–7 |
| 1963 | East Maegashira #3 9–6 | East Komusubi #1 8–7 | West Sekiwake #2 3–12 | East Maegashira #3 5–10 ★ | East Maegashira #7 11–4 | East Komusubi #1 6–9 |
| 1964 | West Maegashira #1 3–12 | East Maegashira #10 10–5 | West Maegashira #3 5–10 | East Maegashira #6 4–11 ★ | West Maegashira #11 10–5 | East Maegashira #3 9–6 F★ |
| 1965 | West Komusubi #1 3–12 | East Maegashira #5 6–9 | West Maegashira #6 8–7 | East Maegashira #5 5–10 | West Maegashira #8 8–7 | East Maegashira #5 6–9 |
| 1966 | East Maegashira #7 7–8 | West Maegashira #8 6–9 | East Maegashira #10 8–7 | East Maegashira #8 5–10 | East Maegashira #11 8–7 | East Maegashira #6 5–10 |
| 1967 | West Maegashira #10 8–7 | West Maegashira #7 7–8 | West Maegashira #8 8–7 | West Maegashira #3 6–9 | East Maegashira #8 6–9 | East Maegashira #10 9–6 |
| 1968 | West Maegashira #3 6–9 | East Maegashira #6 7–8 | West Maegashira #6 6–9 | West Maegashira #8 7–8 | East Maegashira #9 4–11 | West Jūryō #1 8–7 |
| 1969 | East Maegashira #13 4–11 | West Jūryō #6 Retired 1–4–10 | x | x | x | x |
| Record given as wins–losses–absences Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira |||||||