信夫山 · Sekiwake · Onogawa stable · retired
| Highest rank | Sekiwake |
| Stable | Onogawa stable |
| From | Fukushima-ken, Date-gun |
| Born | 1925-03-21 |
| Height | 177 cm |
| Weight | 109 kg |
| First tournament | May 1940 |
| Retired | 1960-09-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 信夫山. Taken character by character:
| 山 | mountain |
⚠️The characters 信, 夫 are left out above: we do not yet have a meaning for them that we are sure of, and we would rather show a gap than a guess.
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 →
Shinobuyama Harusada has fought 208 recorded bouts, winning 96 and losing 112 — a winning rate of 46.2%. As a rank-and-file wrestler he has beaten a grand champion 2 times — a kinboshi, or gold star.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 37 | 38.5% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 19 | 19.8% |
| Beltless armthrow | 掬い投げ | 7 | 7.3% |
| Outside leg trip | 外掛け | 5 | 5.2% |
| Underarm throw | 下手投げ | 4 | 4.2% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 4 | 4.2% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 3 | 3.1% |
| Frontal lift out | 吊り出し | 3 | 3.1% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitanonada Noboru | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Wakamaeda Eiichiro | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| Matsunobori Shigeo | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Tamanoumi Daitaro | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Wakanohana Kanji | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| Wakahaguro Tomoaki | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Fusanishiki Katsuhiko | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Tokitsuyama Jinichi | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| September 1960 | Juryo 18 East | 0–0 |
| July 1960 | Juryo 4 East | 0–0 |
| May 1960 | Maegashira 16 West | 5–10 |
| March 1960 | Maegashira 12 West | 6–9 |
| January 1960 | Maegashira 6 West | 4–11 |
| November 1959 | Maegashira 14 East | 10–5 |
| September 1959 | Maegashira 8 East | 2–11–2 |
| July 1959 | Maegashira 3 East | 4–11 |
| May 1959 | Maegashira 2 East | 7–8 |
| March 1959 | Maegashira 1 East | 7–8 |
| January 1959 | Maegashira 1 East | 8–7 |
| November 1958 | Sekiwake 1 East | 5–10 |
| September 1958 | Sekiwake 1 East | 10–5 |
| July 1958 | Sekiwake 1 West | 9–6 |
| May 1958 | Komusubi 1 West | 10–5 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Shinobuyama Harusada: 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.