龍ヶ浜 · Juryo · Tokitsukaze stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Tokitsukaze stable |
| From | Shizuoka-ken, Hamamatsu-shi |
| Born | 1963-08-16 |
| Height | 186 cm |
| Weight | 138.5 kg |
| First tournament | January 1981 |
| Retired | 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 龍ヶ浜. Taken character by character:
| 龍 | dragon |
| 浜 | beach |
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 →
Ryugahama Hironobu has fought 250 recorded bouts, winning 130 and losing 120 — a winning rate of 52.0%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 28 | 65.1% |
| Rear push out | 送り出し | 4 | 9.3% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 2 | 4.7% |
| Underarm throw | 下手投げ | 2 | 4.7% |
| Arm lock throw | 小手投げ | 1 | 2.3% |
| Frontal lift out | 吊り出し | 1 | 2.3% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 1 | 2.3% |
| Pulling over armthrow | 上手出し投げ | 1 | 2.3% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daizen Takahiro | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Seifuriki Hidehiko | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Naminohana Kazutaka | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Kotonowaka Terumasa | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Tochisagami Hisashi# | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Umenosato Shoji | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Kotohakusan Toshiya | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Kumao Hiroshi | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| January 1992 | Makushita 34 East | 0–0–7 |
| November 1991 | Makushita 8 West | 1–6 |
| September 1991 | Makushita 4 East | 3–4 |
| July 1991 | Makushita 9 West | 5–2 |
| May 1991 | Juryo 13 West | 4–11 |
| March 1991 | Juryo 11 East | 6–9 |
| January 1991 | Juryo 8 West | 7–8 |
| November 1990 | Juryo 7 West | 7–8 |
| September 1990 | Juryo 12 East | 8–7 |
| July 1990 | Makushita 1 West | 5–2 |
| May 1990 | Makushita 4 East | 4–3 |
| March 1990 | Makushita 15 East | 6–1 |
| January 1990 | Makushita 29 West | 5–2 |
| November 1989 | Makushita 46 West | 5–2 |
| September 1989 | Makushita 36 East | 3–4 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Ryugahama Hironobu: 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.