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About Hōchiyama Kōkan
- Hochiyama Kokan (born January 18, 1982 as Yukimi Munakata) is a former sumo wrestler from Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
- He joined professional sumo in 2000.
- His highest rank was maegashira 14, achieved in 2006.
- After illness saw him demoted to the third makushita division in 2008, he returned to the second highest juryo division in 2010 and the top makuuchi division in September 2011.
- After winning the Sandanme division he had just been demoted to in November 2013, he chose to retire.
- He is now a coach at Sakaigawa stable.
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