Tamanoshima Arata

Tamanoshima is the kind of wrestler who makes you appreciate the difference between making it and making it count. Born in Fukushima in 1977, he came up through the amateur ranks as a champion — so the expectation was there from day one — and he delivered well enough to climb to sekiwake, which puts him solidly in the elite tier even if the yokozuna throne was never his. He never won a tournament outright, but two runner-up finishes and six special prizes tell you he showed up for the big moments. Retiring in 2011 to become a sumo elder feels right for a guy who clearly understood the sport as a long game, not just a career. Not flashy, not legendary, but genuinely good — the backbone of an era.

Tamanoshima Arata is a Japanese sumo wrestler born on September 15, 1977, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. His birth name is 玉乃島新. He is identified as a professional sumo wrestler (rikishi) in available records, though details about his active period, debut, and career achievements are not publicly disclosed.

Name (English)

Tamanoshima Arata

Name (Japanese)

玉乃島新

Reading

たまのしま あらた

Born

September 15, 1977 (age 48)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Snake

Origin

Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Sumo wrestler

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%89%E4%B9%83%E5%B3%B6%E6%96%B0

Tags

• From Fukushima Prefecture
• Sumo wrestler

Last updated

2026-06-02

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