Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro

Sumo wrestler

Date of Birth: 30-Jan-1984

Place of Birth: Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Profession: rikishi

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro (born 30 January 1984 as Kazuhiro Kikutsugi (?? ??, Kikutsugi Kazuhiro) in Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan), is a sumo wrestler.
He made his professional debut in 2002, reaching the top division in 2005.
He has earned seven special prizes in his career and been runner-up in three tournaments.
He wrestles for Sadogatake stable.
In 2011 he achieved the standard for promotion to the second highest rank of ozeki of winning 33 bouts over three tournaments, and he was formally promoted by the Japan Sumo Association on 28 September.
On 24 January 2016 he became the first Japanese-born wrestler in ten years to win a top-division tournament.
He had a long-standing rivalry with Kisenosato against whom he fought 66 times.