Wakanosato Shinobu

Wakanosato Shinobu is exactly the kind of wrestler who makes you appreciate sumo for what it actually is — not flash, not gimmick, just two massive bodies and whoever wants it more. Born in Hirosaki, Aomori in 1976, he came up through that cold, no-nonsense northeast Japanese culture where you just get your head down and grind. Reaching the sanyaku ranks as a komusubi, he was never the guy headlining the highlight reel, but he was the guy you respected on sight — a front-on, chest-to-chest, yori-kiri type who made you earn every inch of the tawara. I have a soft spot for wrestlers like this — the ones who just showed up, did the job, and let the career speak for itself.

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Wakanosato Shinobu is a retired Japanese sumo wrestler born on July 10, 1976, in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture. Born Shinobu Kogawa, he fought under the ring name Wakanosato and reached the rank of sekiwake. He is a Cancer by zodiac sign and was born in the Year of the Dragon.

Name (English)

Wakanosato Shinobu

Name (Japanese)

若の里忍

Reading

わかのさと しのぶ

Real name

古川忍

Born

July 10, 1976 (age 50)

Origin

Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Sumo wrestler (rikishi)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dragon

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8B%A5%E3%81%AE%E9%87%8C%E5%BF%8D
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q334581

Tags

• From Aomori Prefecture
• Sumo wrestler

Last updated

September 26, 2026

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