Enhō Yūya

Who they were

Enhō Yūya is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Ishikawa Prefecture. He made his debut in March 2017 and was a member of Miyagino stable, under the guidance of former yokozuna Hakuhō, until his transfer to Isegahama stable in March 2024. His highest rank has been maegashira 4.

Early life

Educated at: Kanazawa Gakuin University.

Early life and sumo background Yūya Nakamura's father supported the family by working at a newspaper. Nakamura first started practicing sumo at the age of five, [ 1 ] due to the influence of his older brother. In primary school he also was goal keeper for a school water polo team. At the area middle school, he was in the sumo club with the future Kagayaki . In his 3rd year, the team that he and future Kagayaki were members of took the team championship in the middle school prefectural tournament.

Path and career

Career Early career Nakamura became an attendant and apprentice to yokozuna Hakuhō . Hakuhō chose the shikona Enhō for him, with "en" meaning fiery and "hō" meaning the Chinese mythological bird Peng , which is also the hō in the yokozuna's own name. He participated in maezumō in the March 2017 tournament, the same tournament where the future Wakatakakage made his debut as a sandanme tsukedashi . In the ceremony to debut new recruits on day 5, he wore the ceremonial apron, or kesho-mawashi ,

Career record Enhō Yūya [ 1 ] Year January Hatsu basho, Tokyo March Haru basho, Osaka May Natsu basho, Tokyo July Nagoya basho, Nagoya September Aki basho, Tokyo November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka 2017 x ( Maezumo ) East Jonokuchi #9 7–0 Champion   East Jonidan #10 7–0–P Champion   West Sandanme #18 7–0–P Champion   West Makushita #14 5–2   2018 East Makushita #6 4–3  

Why this date

Enhō Yūya appears on our October 18 calendar for 1994 as a birth entry.