Shoki was born on the same day and just 15 hours after the Great Hanshin earthquake which hit his local Hyōgo Prefecture . Because of this fact he was often called " earthquake boy " as a child by fellow schoolmates . Having been born on such a day he always felt he needed to do something great and unique with his life . In first grade of elementary school he would take up judo . In his third year of grade school his parents would get a divorce and it was decided that he would retain his father surname of Fukuoka , instead of taking his mother 's maiden name of Kikui . Because of the divorce he was often closer to his grandfather , who was an avid sumo fan , and passed this on to Shoki . In his forth year he would attend a local sumo tournament taking second . This would see him join the local sumo club to train . By the time he was in Junior High School he had placed in the best sixteen at the national championship . Shoki was not a very good student and had great attendance issues , skipping over thirty days of school one year even though he would still regularly attend his sumo club practices . With his dislike of school and his club coach having a connection to Isegahama Oyakata he would decide to join Isegahama stable right after junior high at fifteen years old
Great Hanshin earthquake
Great Hanshin earthquake
Terutsuyoshi Shoki