Daishin Noboru

Daishin Noboru - 大心 昇 (born August 2, 1937 - March 20, 2012) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Oshamambe, Hokkaido. He made his debut in September 1956 and last wrestled for Miyagino stable. He reached the makuuchi division in July 1965. His highest rank was maegashira 8 and he retired in March 1969.

## **Career**

### **Early Career**

He made his professional debut in September 1956, wrestling for Takashima stable under the shikona "Nagabayama" (長葉山). He won the jonidan yusho with a perfect 8-0 record in September 1957 and in 1958 he transferred to the newly established Yoshibayama dojo (later renamed Miyagino stable). In May 1964 he changed his shikona to "Daishin" (大心) and he won the makushita yusho three tournaments later at the rank of makushita 6 and was promoted to juryo in November 1964.

### **Juryo Career**

In his first tournament as a sekitori, Daishin finished with an 8-7 record. However, he followed with a 5-10 which slowed down his progress up the ranks. Nevertheless, he produced two additional winning records and was promoted to makuuchi in July 1965 after only four tournaments in juryo.

### **Makuuchi Career**

Daishin's first makuuchi run lasted five tournaments before he fell back down to juryo in May 1966. After falling down to juryo he won the juryo yusho immediately with a 12-3 record and was promoted back to makuuchi in July 1966. In his return, he posted an 8-7 record and was promoted to the rank of maegashira 8, which was his highest rank. He fell back down to juryo in January 1967 and makushita in November 1967.

## **Retirement from Sumo**

Having fallen down to makushita 41, he announced his retirement after the March 1969 tournament (at the time of his retirement he changed his shikona to his surname Nagata). After retiring, he opened up a chanko restaurant in Nishiarai, Adachi, Tokyo, called "Daishin" (大心).

### **Death**

He died at a hospital in Tokyo on March 20, 2012, due to heart failure. He was 74 years old.

## **Personal Life**

* His second son, Shinichi Nagata (born April 19, 1971), joined Tatsunami stable in January 1994 after graduating from Meiji University and was given the shikona "Nagatayama" (長田山). Standing at 1.87 m (6 ft 1.5 in) and weighing 178 kg (392 Ib), he was by far the biggest debutant in the January 1994. However, he only wrestled one basho and sat out for another eight tournaments before announcing his retirement after in July 1995.

## **Fighting Style**

Daishin was a yotsu-sumo wrestler who prefers grappling to pushing and thrusting techniques. He favored a migi-yotsu (left hand outside, right hand inside) position when gripping his opponent's mawashi (belt). His most common kimarite was yorikiri, or force out.

## **Record**

### **Division Results**

* **Total:** 343-321-11/663 (74 basho)
* **Makuuchi:** 49-69-2/117 (8 basho)
* **Juryo:** 79-71/150 (10 basho)
* **Makushita:** 136-124-9/260 (38 basho)
* **Sandanme:** 57-47/104 (13 basho)
* **Jonidan:** 17-7/24 (3 basho)
* **Jonokuchi:** 5-3/8 (1 basho)

### **Championships**

* 1 **Juryo** Championship (May 1966)
* 1 **Makushita** Championship (September 1964)
* 1 **Jonidan** Championship (September 1957)

## **Shikona History**

* Nagabayama Tomeo (1956.09 - 1959.09)
* Yakumogata (1959.11 - 1959.11)
* Nagabayama (1960.01 - 1964.03)
* Daishin Noboru (1964.05 - 1968.01)
* Nagata (1968.03 - 1969.03)

## **Gallery**

Daishin's early career in the unsalaried ranksDaishin poses with his kesho-mawashiDaishin poses with his mawashiDaishin stands outside his stable, Miyagino BeyaThe entrance to Daishin's chanko restaurant: "Chanko Daishin"
## **Sources**

* Daishin Noboru Japanese Wikipedia Article
* Daishin Noboru Rikishi Information