Dejima Takeharu

Dejima Takeharu, born on 21 March 1974, is a former professional sumo wrestler from Ishikawa Prefecture. Reaching a highest rank of ozeki, the second-highest rank, he won one championship in makuuchi, the top division. In March 1996 he made his professional debut via makushita tsukedashi (makushita: the third division), using the shikona, or ring name, Dejima from that tournament. Across 81 career tournaments he compiled 595 wins and 495 losses, spending 75 tournaments in makuuchi. In July 2009 he retired, and his last stable as an active wrestler was Musashigawa stable.