森乃里 · Juryo · Tatsutagawa stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Tatsutagawa stable |
| From | Hokkaido, Kayabe-gun, Mori-machi |
| Born | 1963-07-26 |
| Height | 177.6 cm |
| Weight | 113 kg |
| First tournament | March 1979 |
| Retired | 1991-09-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 森乃里. Taken character by character:
| 森 | forest |
| 乃 | of (a classical possessive) |
| 里 | one’s home village |
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 →
Morinosato Harushige has fought 325 recorded bouts, winning 159 and losing 166 — a winning rate of 48.9%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 25 | 49.0% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 14 | 27.5% |
| Frontal push down | 押し倒し | 2 | 3.9% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 2 | 3.9% |
| Frontal thrust out | 突き出し | 1 | 2.0% |
| Hand pull down | 引き落とし | 1 | 2.0% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 1 | 2.0% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 1 | 2.0% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saganobori Hiroshi | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Dewanokuni Masamitsu | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Kotohakusan Toshiya | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Goken Daijiro | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Kiraiho Ryozo | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Oshio Kenji | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Hakuryu Hiroshi | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Hoshiiwato Yuji | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| September 1991 | Makushita 15 West | 3–4 |
| July 1991 | Makushita 22 East | 4–3 |
| May 1991 | Makushita 38 East | 5–2 |
| March 1991 | Makushita 10 West | 1–6 |
| January 1991 | Makushita 22 East | 5–2 |
| November 1990 | Makushita 31 West | 4–3 |
| September 1990 | Makushita 44 East | 4–3 |
| July 1990 | Makushita 35 East | 3–4 |
| May 1990 | Makushita 25 East | 3–4 |
| March 1990 | Makushita 1 East | 1–7 |
| January 1990 | Juryo 10 West | 6–9 |
| November 1989 | Juryo 9 West | 7–8 |
| September 1989 | Makushita 1 East | 6–1 |
| July 1989 | Makushita 3 West | 4–3 |
| May 1989 | Makushita 6 West | 4–3 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Morinosato Harushige: 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.