天地山 · Juryo · Tatsunami stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Tatsunami stable |
| From | Osaka-fu, Osaka-shi, Joto-ku |
| Born | 1941-11-18 |
| Height | 173 cm |
| Weight | 105 kg |
| First tournament | November 1958 |
| Retired | 1967-05-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 天地山. Taken character by character:
| 天 | heaven, sky |
| 山 | mountain |
⚠️The character 地 is left out above: we do not yet have a meaning for it 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 →
Tenchiyama Hitoshi has fought 55 recorded bouts, winning 27 and losing 28 — a winning rate of 49.1%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 6 | 27.3% |
| Outside leg trip | 外掛け | 5 | 22.7% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 4 | 18.2% |
| Twisting backward knee trip | 切り返し | 2 | 9.1% |
| Head lock throw | 首投げ | 1 | 4.5% |
| Body drop throw | 二丁投げ | 1 | 4.5% |
| Thigh grabbing push down | 渡し込み | 1 | 4.5% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 1 | 4.5% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitanohana Katsutoshi | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Futagodake Takeshi | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Sawakaze | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Azumanishiki Eizaburo | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Maenoyama Taro | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hatsumuso# | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Orochigawa Satoru | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Katsuhikari Toshio | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| May 1967 | Makushita 25 East | 1–6 |
| March 1967 | Makushita 11 East | 3–4 |
| January 1967 | Makushita 9 East | 3–4 |
| November 1966 | Makushita 17 West | 5–2 |
| September 1966 | Makushita 14 West | 3–4 |
| July 1966 | Makushita 6 East | 2–5 |
| May 1966 | Juryo 17 East | 4–11 |
| March 1966 | Juryo 12 West | 6–9 |
| January 1966 | Juryo 18 West | 9–6 |
| November 1965 | Makushita 2 West | 6–1 |
| September 1965 | Makushita 16 West | 6–1 |
| July 1965 | Makushita 12 East | 3–4 |
| May 1965 | Makushita 18 East | 5–2 |
| March 1965 | Makushita 42 East | 6–1 |
| January 1965 | Makushita 35 West | 3–4 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Tenchiyama Hitoshi: 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.