retireddate update birth_place weight height debut yushos name record native_name birth_date heya highestrank article_title birth_name
july , 1973 sep. 2012 kyōto , japan 106 kg lb on 1.82 march , 1956 1 -lrb- jūryō -rrb- 1 -lrb- jonidan -rrb- 大文字 研二 598-579-15-1 -lrb- draw -rrb- 大文字 研二 21 february 1940 nakamura → nishonoseki maegashira 5 -lrb- january , 1970 -rrb- daimonji kenji
 kenji tamura
daimonji kenji

daimonji kenji -lrb- born 21 february 1940 as kenji tamura -rrb- is a former sumo wrestler from kyōto , japan .
he made his professional debut in march 1956 and reached the top division in november 1966 .
his highest rank was `` maegashira '' 5 .
upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the japan sumo association , under the name nishiiwa .
he coached at taihō / Ōtake stable , until reaching the sumo association 's mandatory retirement age of 65 in february 2005 .
