照の花 · Juryo · Isegahama stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Isegahama stable |
| From | Wakayama-ken, Kaiso-gun, Shimotsu-cho |
| Born | 1941-10-26 |
| Height | 173 cm |
| Weight | 140 kg |
| First tournament | September 1956 |
| Retired | 1967-05-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 照の花. Taken character by character:
| 照 | to shine upon |
| 花 | flower |
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 →
Terunohana Kenji has fought 173 recorded bouts, winning 77 and losing 96 — a winning rate of 44.5%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 37 | 49.3% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 14 | 18.7% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 4 | 5.3% |
| Backward pivot throw | 打っ棄り | 3 | 4.0% |
| Beltless armthrow | 掬い投げ | 3 | 4.0% |
| Arm lock throw | 小手投げ | 2 | 2.7% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 2 | 2.7% |
| Underarm throw | 下手投げ | 2 | 2.7% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawakaze | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Arakawa Fumio | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Sanbeyama Masao | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Daimonji Kenji | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Shima# | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Miyabashira Yoshio | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Wakanokuni Takeo | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Akihikari Noriaki | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| May 1967 | Sandanme 13 West | 0–0–7 |
| March 1967 | Makushita 41 East | 2–5 |
| January 1967 | Makushita 25 East | 2–5 |
| November 1966 | Makushita 12 East | 2–5 |
| September 1966 | Makushita 9 West | 3–4 |
| July 1966 | Makushita 15 East | 5–2 |
| May 1966 | Makushita 21 East | 5–2 |
| March 1966 | Makushita 13 West | 2–5 |
| January 1966 | Makushita 11 West | 3–4 |
| November 1965 | Juryo 18 East | 4–11 |
| September 1965 | Makushita 1 East | 5–2 |
| July 1965 | Juryo 17 West | 7–8 |
| May 1965 | Juryo 10 East | 5–10 |
| March 1965 | Juryo 12 West | 8–7 |
| January 1965 | Juryo 6 East | 4–11 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Terunohana Kenji: 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.