Daiamami Genki

There's something immediately striking about the name Daiamami — it rolls off the tongue with this warm, island-breeze energy, like you can almost picture the Amami archipelago just by saying it. That kind of deliberate choice impresses me. Most guys entering sumo go in young and raw; Daiamami chose to study first, then commit to one of the most physically punishing sports on the planet. The details of his career are kept close to the chest, but honestly, a rikishi who carries a name that evokes wide southern skies deserves to wrestle with the same kind of openness. I'm rooting for him to have a long run on that clay.

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Daiamami Genki (ring name; real name Sakamoto Genki) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler born on December 15, 1992, in Tatsugō, Kagoshima Prefecture. He wrestled for Nihon University before entering the sumo world with Oitekaze stable in January 2016, reached maegashira 11, and retired in January 2026.

Name (English)

Daiamami Genki

Name (Japanese)

坂元元規

Reading

さかもと げんき

Born

December 15, 1992 (age 33)

Origin

Tatsugō, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Sumo wrestler

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Monkey

University

Nihon University

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E5%A5%84%E7%BE%8E%E5%85%83%E8%A6%8F
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54290293

Tags

• Sumo wrestler

Last updated

October 18, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.