Tobizaru Masaya

Okay, I have a soft spot for Tobizaru, and I'm not even sorry about it. The whole appeal of sumo for me isn't the giants flattening everyone, it's guys like this one, undersized scrappers who survive on speed and nerve instead of sheer mass. He's a Tokyo kid, Edogawa born, which already gives him this downtown-underdog charm in a sport full of country boys. And the name fits him almost too well: "flying monkey." He skitters, slips sideways, slaps, latches onto someone twice his size and just refuses to let go until somehow he's won. Watching that, I tense up like I'm out there with him. There's something stubborn and clever about his whole approach that I find genuinely lovable. He's the kind of wrestler you can't help but root for.

Tobizaru Masaya is a professional sumo wrestler born on April 24, 1992, in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan. He competes under the ring name Tobizaru, which means "flying monkey," a nod to his agile, unconventional style in the ring. Unlike many top-division wrestlers who rely on size and raw power, he is known for nimble footwork, evasive techniques, and tenacious grappling that allow him to compete effectively against larger opponents. He is a native of Tokyo, a rarity among sumo's higher ranks, which are dominated by wrestlers from regional Japan.

Name (English)

Tobizaru Masaya

Name (Japanese)

翔猿正也

Reading

とびざる まさや

Born

April 24, 1992 (age 34)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Monkey (申)

Origin

Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan

Occupation

Sumo wrestler

Motto

Private

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BF%94%E7%8C%BF%E6%AD%A3%E4%B9%9F

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Sumo wrestler

Last updated

2026-06-02

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