琴白山 · Juryo · Sadogatake stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Sadogatake stable |
| From | Ishikawa-ken, Komatsu-shi |
| Born | 1961-06-01 |
| Height | 183.5 cm |
| Weight | 127.5 kg |
| First tournament | May 1977 |
| Retired | 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 琴白山. Taken character by character:
| 琴 | the koto, a Japanese zither |
| 白 | white |
| 山 | mountain |
These are the dictionary meanings of the characters, not a statement about why this particular name was chosen — that is the stablemaster’s business, and we do not guess at it. How ring names are put together →
Kotohakusan Toshiya has fought 365 recorded bouts, winning 184 and losing 181 — a winning rate of 50.4%. He has taken 1 championship.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 17 | 27.0% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 7 | 11.1% |
| Beltless armthrow | 掬い投げ | 6 | 9.5% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 5 | 7.9% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 4 | 6.3% |
| Under shoulder swing down | 肩すかし | 3 | 4.8% |
| Hand pull down | 引き落とし | 3 | 4.8% |
| Rear push out | 送り出し | 3 | 4.8% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamakairiki Tsuyoshi | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Yoshinobori Koji | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Tsunenoyama Katsumasa | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Naminohana Kazutaka | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Daizen Takahiro | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Daigaku Munemasa | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Kumao Hiroshi | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Oishida Kenji | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| March 1992 | Makushita 53 West | 0–0–7 |
| January 1992 | Sandanme 1 West | 4–3 |
| November 1991 | Makushita 39 East | 2–5 |
| September 1991 | Makushita 4 West | 0–5–2 |
| July 1991 | Juryo 11 West | 5–10 |
| May 1991 | Juryo 10 West | 7–8 |
| March 1991 | Juryo 10 East | 7–8 |
| January 1991 | Juryo 8 East | 7–8 |
| November 1990 | Juryo 7 East | 7–8 |
| September 1990 | Juryo 4 East | 6–9 |
| July 1990 | Juryo 13 West | 11–4 |
| May 1990 | Makushita 1 West | 4–3 |
| March 1990 | Makushita 2 East | 4–3 |
| January 1990 | Makushita 3 East | 4–3 |
| November 1989 | Makushita 5 West | 5–2 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Kotohakusan Toshiya: tournament-by-tournament results, every bout he has fought, head-to-head records against all opponents, a breakdown of his winning techniques, a reading of his fighting style, and his records.