若葉山 · Juryo · Tokitsukaze stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Tokitsukaze stable |
| From | Yamagata-ken, Shinjo-shi |
| Born | 1946-11-07 |
| Height | 183 cm |
| Weight | 91 kg |
| First tournament | July 1962 |
| Retired | 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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 Tsuyoshi has fought 215 recorded bouts, winning 103 and losing 112 — a winning rate of 47.9%. He has taken 2 championships.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 30 | 30.0% |
| Underarm throw | 下手投げ | 15 | 15.0% |
| Frontal lift out | 吊り出し | 9 | 9.0% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 8 | 8.0% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 6 | 6.0% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 5 | 5.0% |
| Pulling over armthrow | 上手出し投げ | 5 | 5.0% |
| Outside leg trip | 外掛け | 4 | 4.0% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orochigawa Satoru | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Tsunenishiki Toshihide | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Azumanishiki Eizaburo | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Sawakaze | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Kiyonomori Masao | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Arakawa Fumio | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Wakanokuni Takeo | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Akihikari Noriaki | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| January 1968 | Makushita 33 West | 3–4 |
| November 1967 | Makushita 19 West | 2–5 |
| September 1967 | Makushita 4 East | 1–6 |
| July 1967 | Makushita 10 West | 5–2 |
| May 1967 | Makushita 2 West | 1–6 |
| March 1967 | Juryo 8 West | 7–8 |
| January 1967 | Juryo 5 West | 5–10 |
| November 1966 | Juryo 12 West | 8–7 |
| September 1966 | Juryo 12 East | 7–8 |
| July 1966 | Juryo 10 East | 7–8 |
| May 1966 | Juryo 7 East | 6–9 |
| March 1966 | Juryo 13 East | 9–6 |
| January 1966 | Juryo 7 West | 5–10 |
| November 1965 | Juryo 13 East | 9–6 |
| September 1965 | Juryo 12 West | 7–6–2 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Wakabayama Tsuyoshi: 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.