Masuiyama Daishirō II

Masuiyama Daishirō II
増位山 太志郎
Personal information
BornNoburu Sawada
(1948-11-16)16 November 1948
Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan
Died15 June 2025(2025-06-15) (aged 76)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight109 kg (240 lb)
Career
StableMihogaseki
Record597-538-15
DebutJanuary, 1967
Highest rankŌzeki (March, 1980)
RetiredMarch, 1981
Elder nameMihogaseki
Championships1 (Jūryō)
Special PrizesTechnique (5)
Gold Stars4
Wajima (3)
Kitanofuji

Last updated: June 2020

Masuiyama Daishirō (16 November 1948 – 15 June 2025) was a sumo wrestler and coach from Hyōgo, Japan. In 1980, he became the oldest wrestler to be promoted to the rank of ōzeki in the modern era (since 1958). After retiring from active competition in 1981 he became a sumo coach and an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Mihogaseki and produced several top-division wrestlers as head of Mihogaseki stable before stepping down upon reaching age 65 in 2013. He was also an enka musician.