# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/aminishiki-ryuji
# Generated: 2026-08-15T05:54:55.204Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/aminishiki-ryuji"
name: "Aminishiki Ryūji"
slug: "aminishiki-ryuji"
description: "Aminishiki Ryūji is a retired Japanese sumo wrestler and the oyakata of the Ajigawa stable. He made his professional debut in 1997 and reached the top makuuchi division in 2000. He earned twelve special prizes and won eight kinboshi or gold stars for defeating yokozuna.  He was twice runner-up in a tournament. The highest rank he reached was sekiwake. After more than 22 years as an active wrestler he retired in July 2019 at the age of 40. He is in the all-time top ten for a number of sumo records, including most career wins, most top division appearances and most tournaments ranked in the top division. He wrestled for Isegahama stable."
tagline: "Sumo wrestler"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aminishiki_2008.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Japan"
  isoCode: "JP"
birthDate: "1978-10-03"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           52.11
  momentum:             25
  historical:           3.788018666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     25
  profileCompleteness:  53
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/aminishiki_ajigawa/"
    handle:    "aminishiki_ajigawa"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4746422"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aminishiki_Ry%C5%ABji"
    title: "Aminishiki Ryūji"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aminishiki_Ry%C5%ABji"
    title: "Aminishiki Ryūji"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%89%E7%BE%8E%E9%8C%A6%E7%AB%9C%E5%85%90"
    title: "安美錦竜児"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Discovered via Wikipedia top-views