Happy Birthday Kimurayama!!!
Today is your special "shonichi" birthday!

Wishing for your win today and the rest of the basho! Can't think of a better way to celebrate your birthday!

Happy Birthday to you.. Happy Birthday to you.... Happy Birthday Kimurayama... Happy Birthday to you!!! Now blow out the candles!!!

Kimurayama is in Kasugano beya. He was born Mamoru Kimura July 13, 1981 in Wakayama prefecture! He made his first "hatsu dohyo" in Maezumo in March of 2004. He spent most of his career in the Makushita ranks. He did well but one day he realized that younger guys in Kasugano were moving faster ahead of him and he decided to "ganbarize!" (do better sumo) and he did. Then he was promoted to Juryo in January of 2008 and unfortunately his first basho wasn't great. He got a make-koshi (losing record) but at his Shin Juryo Promotion party he told me he would ganbarize again and show a great result in the next basho in Osaka in March! True to his word he was 12-3 and he got the Juryo Yusho! Kasugano Oyakata was very pleased as Tochinoshin had gotten the Juryo Yusho in January and Kimurayama followed it up with the yusho in March! Nice showing for Kasugano beya!

In the Natsu basho in May Kimurayama had another very impressive result in Juryo at 11-4 and had been tied for the yusho for some time during the tournament! He was rewarded for his hard work with a promotion to the highest division of Makuuchi!

Happy Birthday and Good Luck to Kimurayama today!!!!