| Takayasu Akira | |
|---|---|
| 髙安 晃 | |
 Takayasu in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Akira Takayasu February 28, 1990 Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 181 kg (399 lb; 28.5 st) |
| Web presence | stable website |
| Career | |
| Stable | Tagonoura |
| Current rank | see below |
| Debut | March, 2005 |
| Highest rank | Ōzeki (July, 2017) |
| Championships | 1 (Makushita) |
| Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (6) Outstanding Performance (4) Technique (2) |
| Gold Stars | 5 Harumafuji (3) Hakuhō Terunofuji |
| * Up to date as of 24 September 2023. | |
Takayasu Akira (髙安 晃, born February 28, 1990 in Tsuchiura) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He made his professional debut in 2005 and reached the top makuuchi division in 2011, the first wrestler born in the Heisei era to do so. His highest rank has been ōzeki. He has been runner-up in a tournament seven times and has earned twelve special prizes: six for Fighting Spirit, four for Outstanding Performance and two for Technique. He has won five gold stars for defeating yokozuna. After achieving 34 wins in the three tournaments from January to May 2017, he was officially promoted to ōzeki on May 31, 2017.[1][2] He maintained the rank for a total of 15 tournaments.
- ^ "Relieved Takayasu eyeing first title with ozeki promotion in the bag". Japan Times. May 29, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ "Sumo: Takayasu officially promoted to ozeki". Kyodo News. May 31, 2017.