# Kinkaiyama Ryū

Kinkaiyama Ryū (born 7 January 1976 as Ryusui Kin) is a former sumo wrestler from Ōmura, Nagasaki, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1991, and reached the top division in July 1998. His highest rank was maegashira 6. He retired in May 2006, and as of 2016 he is an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Takasaki.
He was responsible for the "Ozumo Beyond 2020 Tournament" held in the Ryogoku Kokugikan in October 2017 to increase awareness of sumo among minority groups such as foreigners and people with disabilities, in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
He was married in February 2005.

## Career record

Kinkaiyama Ryū :
| 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 |
| 1991 | x | (Maezumo) | East Jonokuchi #14 4–3 | East Jonidan #114 4–3 | West Jonidan #83 3–4 | West Jonidan #96 4–3 |
| 1992 | West Jonidan #70 3–4 | East Jonidan #89 5–2 | East Jonidan #47 4–3 | East Jonidan #22 2–5 | East Jonidan #57 6–1 | West Sandanme #94 5–2 |
| 1993 | East Sandanme #57 2–5 | West Sandanme #86 3–4 | West Jonidan #4 5–2 | East Sandanme #67 6–1 | East Sandanme #17 4–3 | West Sandanme #4 2–5 |
| 1994 | West Sandanme #28 3–4 | East Sandanme #45 3–4 | East Sandanme #65 6–1 | East Sandanme #15 4–3 | East Sandanme #2 3–4 | East Sandanme #20 4–3 |
| 1995 | East Sandanme #8 2–5 | East Sandanme #31 6–1 | East Makushita #52 4–3 | East Makushita #42 4–3 | West Makushita #34 1–6 | West Makushita #55 6–1 |
| 1996 | East Makushita #28 2–5 | West Makushita #50 3–4 | West Sandanme #8 3–4 | East Sandanme #24 5–2 | West Makushita #56 3–4 | East Sandanme #10 6–1 |
| 1997 | East Makushita #39 4–3 | West Makushita #29 4–3 | West Makushita #21 4–3 | West Makushita #15 6–1 | East Makushita #5 4–3 | West Makushita #3 4–3 |
| 1998 | West Jūryō #13 12–3 Champion | West Jūryō #3 9–6 | East Jūryō #2 9–6 | East Maegashira #15 7–8 | East Jūryō #1 8–7 | East Jūryō #1 8–7 |
| 1999 | West Maegashira #14 4–11 | East Jūryō #3 6–9 | West Jūryō #5 10–5 | East Jūryō #2 10–5–PP Champion | East Maegashira #13 6–9 | East Jūryō #1 10–5 |
| 2000 | East Maegashira #14 6–9 | West Jūryō #2 10–5 | West Maegashira #10 5–10 | West Maegashira #14 8–7 | East Maegashira #13 5–10 | West Jūryō #1 12–3 Champion |
| 2001 | East Maegashira #11 6–9 | East Maegashira #13 3–5–7 | West Jūryō #6 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 | West Jūryō #6 2–13 | West Makushita #4 4–3 | East Makushita #3 3–4 |
| 2002 | West Makushita #7 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 | West Makushita #7 3–4 | West Makushita #11 5–2 | East Makushita #4 6–1–PP Champion | West Jūryō #10 11–4–P | West Jūryō #4 8–7 |
| 2003 | East Jūryō #1 9–6 | East Maegashira #12 5–10 | East Jūryō #2 8–7 | West Maegashira #15 9–6 | East Maegashira #9 8–7 | East Maegashira #6 6–9 |
| 2004 | West Maegashira #9 8–7 | West Maegashira #7 4–11 | West Maegashira #13 8–7 | West Maegashira #12 4–11 | East Jūryō #1 4–11 | West Jūryō #7 8–7 |
| 2005 | West Jūryō #5 6–9 | West Jūryō #7 6–9 | West Jūryō #9 7–8 | West Jūryō #10 5–10 | West Makushita #1 3–4 | East Makushita #5 4–3 |
| 2006 | West Makushita #1 2–5 | East Makushita #8 3–4 | East Makushita #13 Retired 0–1–6 | 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 |||||||