若葉山 · Maegashira · Tokitsukaze stable · retired
| Highest rank | Maegashira |
| Stable | Tokitsukaze stable |
| From | Fukuoka-ken, Yame-shi |
| Born | 1922-11-09 |
| Height | 173 cm |
| Weight | 94 kg |
| First tournament | January 1942 |
| Retired | 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 若葉山. Taken character by character:
| 若 | young |
| 山 | mountain |
⚠️The character 葉 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 →
Wakabayama Sadao has fought 270 recorded bouts, winning 111 and losing 159 — a winning rate of 41.1%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 12 | 10.8% |
| Twisting underarm throw | 下手捻り | 12 | 10.8% |
| Over thigh scooping body drop | 小股掬い | 9 | 8.1% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 8 | 7.2% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 7 | 6.3% |
| Leg pick | 足取り | 6 | 5.4% |
| Outside leg trip | 外掛け | 5 | 4.5% |
| Twisting backward knee trip | 切り返し | 5 | 4.5% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osegawa Hangoro | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| Kuninobori Kunio | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Narutoumi Kazuyuki | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Koinose Torao | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Oikawa Teruhisa | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Yoshinomine Motoshi | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Yasome Shigeo | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Oginohana Masaaki | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| January 1961 | Juryo 19 East | 2–13 |
| November 1960 | Juryo 11 West | 5–10 |
| September 1960 | Juryo 12 West | 8–7 |
| July 1960 | Juryo 9 West | 5–10 |
| May 1960 | Juryo 3 West | 5–10 |
| March 1960 | Juryo 1 East | 6–9 |
| January 1960 | Juryo 3 East | 8–7 |
| November 1959 | Maegashira 13 East | 1–14 |
| September 1959 | Maegashira 14 East | 7–8 |
| July 1959 | Maegashira 11 West | 5–10 |
| May 1959 | Maegashira 14 West | 9–6 |
| March 1959 | Maegashira 13 East | 7–8 |
| January 1959 | Maegashira 19 East | 9–6 |
| November 1958 | Maegashira 12 East | 5–10 |
| September 1958 | Maegashira 13 East | 8–6 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Wakabayama Sadao: 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.