Tochinowaka Kiyotaka

Tochinowaka Kiyotaka
栃乃和歌 清隆
Personal information
BornKiyotaka Kaseda
(1962-05-22) 22 May 1962 (age 62)
Wakayama, Japan
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight160 kg (350 lb)
Career
StableKasugano
Record588-621-24
DebutMarch 1985
Highest rankSekiwake (September 1987)
RetiredJuly 1999
Elder nameKasugano
Championships1 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
Special PrizesFighting Spirit (3)
Outstanding Performance (2)
Technique (1)
Gold Stars4
Hokutoumi (2)
Ōnokuni
Takanohana II
* Up to date as of August 2007.

Tochinowaka Kiyotaka (born 22 May 1962 as Kiyotaka Kaseda) is a former sumo wrestler from Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 1985, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1987. His highest rank was sekiwake. He was a runner-up in one tournament and earned six special prizes and four kinboshi. After 76 tournaments and 1114 bouts in the top division he retired in 1999. He is now an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and the head coach of Kasugano stable.