| Wakanosato Shinobu | |
|---|---|
| 若の里 忍 | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Kogawa Shinobu July 10, 1976 Aomori |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 156 kg (344 lb; 24.6 st) |
| Web presence | Personal Blog website |
| Career | |
| Stable | Tagonoura |
| Record | 914-783-124 |
| Debut | March 1992 |
| Highest rank | Sekiwake (January 2001) |
| Retired | September 2015 |
| Elder name | Nishiiwa |
| Championships | 4 (Jūryō) 1 (Makushita) 1 (Jonokuchi) |
| Special Prizes | Outstanding Performance (4) Fighting Spirit (4) Technique (2) |
| Gold Stars | 2 Wakanohana III Asashōryū |
| * Up to date as of September 4, 2015. | |
Wakanosato Shinobu (born Shinobu Kogawa; July 10, 1976) is a retired sumo wrestler from Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan. He made his debut in the top division in 1998, and his highest rank was sekiwake. He holds the record for the most consecutive tournaments ranked in the junior san'yaku ranks of sekiwake and komusubi (19 from 2002 until 2005). He won ten special prizes and was twice runner-up in a tournament. He earned two gold stars for defeating yokozuna at a maegashira rank. He had 1691 career bouts, sixth on the all-time list. He retired in 2015 and was a coach at Tagonoura stable, until opening his own Nishiiwa stable in February 2018.