栃櫻 · Juryo · Kasugano stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Kasugano stable |
| From | Yamagata-ken, Mogami-gun, Funagata-machi |
| Born | 1947-02-11 |
| Height | 177.3 cm |
| Weight | 112 kg |
| First tournament | January 1962 |
| Retired | 1974-05-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 栃櫻. Taken character by character:
| 栃 | the horse-chestnut tree |
⚠️The character 櫻 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 →
Tochizakura Mitsuteru has fought 234 recorded bouts, winning 110 and losing 124 — a winning rate of 47.0%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 31 | 37.3% |
| Underarm throw | 下手投げ | 10 | 12.0% |
| Frontal lift out | 吊り出し | 9 | 10.8% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 9 | 10.8% |
| Outside leg trip | 外掛け | 6 | 7.2% |
| Beltless armthrow | 掬い投げ | 5 | 6.0% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 4 | 4.8% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 3 | 3.6% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuryo Katsuo | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| Aobajo Yukio | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Taikan | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Wakajishi Shigenori | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Daimonji Kenji | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Asaarashi Daizaburo | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Ryoga Seiko | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Yutakayama Hiromitsu | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| May 1974 | Makushita 12 West | 2–5 |
| March 1974 | Makushita 2 East | 2–5 |
| January 1974 | Makushita 5 East | 5–2 |
| November 1973 | Makushita 1 East | 3–4 |
| September 1973 | Makushita 5 East | 5–2 |
| July 1973 | Juryo 13 East | 6–9 |
| May 1973 | Makushita 2 West | 5–2 |
| March 1973 | Makushita 8 West | 5–2 |
| January 1973 | Makushita 5 West | 3–4 |
| November 1972 | Makushita 10 West | 5–2 |
| September 1972 | Makushita 12 West | 4–3 |
| July 1972 | Juryo 13 West | 1–10–4 |
| May 1972 | Juryo 12 East | 7–8 |
| March 1972 | Juryo 9 East | 6–9 |
| January 1972 | Juryo 7 West | 7–8 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Tochizakura Mitsuteru: 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.