recorded a make-koshi score of 6–9. In January 2010 he produced a poor 2–13 record, the same score from the same rank as the previous Hatsu basho in 2009. However, on this occasion he remained in the top division for the following tournament, albeit at the very lowest rank of West. He lost his top division status after scoring only 4–11 in March, but won his second championship with an 11–4 record in May and secured an immediate return to makuuchi. He was demoted to juryo again after the November 2010 tournament, and lost status altogether after the May 2012 tournament, never to regain it. Retirement from sumo Bushuyama announced his retirement after the January 2013 . He became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Onogawa Oyakata. His danpatsu-shiki or official retirement ceremony was held in the Ryogoku Kokugikan October 2013, with around 300 guests and his stablemaster, former Mienoumi, making the final cut of his topknot. He works as a coach at his old stable, now renamed Fujishima stable. In January 2016 he switched to the Kiyomigata elder name (owned by active wrestler Tochiozan.) In May 2020 he switched to the Kasugayama kabu (owned by Ikioi). In May 2021 he acquired the Matsuchiyama name following the retirement of the former Banryūyama. Fighting style Bushuyama favoured yotsu-sumo or a grappling style, preferring a or right hand outside, left hand inside grip on his opponents mawashi. His most common winning technique was (force-out) followed by (push out) and (force out and down). Career record See also Glossary of sumo terms List of sumo tournament second division champions List of past sumo wrestlers List of sumo elders References External links 1976 births Living people Japanese sumo wrestlers People from Aomori (city) Sumo people from Aomori Prefecture