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Iwakiyama Ryūta (born March 2, 1976, as Ryūta Tsushima in Aomori Prefecture, Japan), is a former sumo wrestler. A former amateur sumo champion, he turned professional in 2000 and reached the top division at the end of 2002. The highest rank he reached was komusubi. He was a runner-up in one tournament and earned two special prizes in his career. After his retirement in 2010 he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Sekinoto.
He was born in Hirosaki, Nakatsugaru District. After a successful start in amateur sumo at Aomori University, Tsushima worked as a member of staff at Aomori Yamada High School after graduating, not joining the professional sport until the age of 24 in July 2000. He was recruited by ex-komusubi Ryōgoku, a former amateur champion himself, and joined his Sakaigawa stable (then known as Nakadachi stable). His shikona or fighting name came from Mount Iwaki, which is near his home town.
Iwakiyama had makushita tsukedashi (promising amateur) status and so began in makushita (the third division), but an injury in his second tournament saw him demoted to sandanme. (His stablemaster had had a similar experience in his active days, also dropping to sandanme after beginning in makushita.) He recovered by winning the sandanme championship in March 2001 and by March 2002 was promoted to jūryō. He reached the top makuuchi division in November 2002. A long-standing lower back problem forced him to withdraw from the March 2003 tournament but in September of that year he produced an 11-4 record, his best score in the top division to date, which earned him promotion to the titled san'yaku ranks for the first time in November 2003. He was also the first member of his stable to reach a san'yaku rank since it opened in 1998.
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Traded items with a signature of Iwakiyama Ryūta

The most expensive item with a signature of Iwakiyama Ryūta (Iwakiyama Ryuta signed Japanese Sumo Wrestler 8x10 photo W/Certificate 01) was sold in March 2025 for £66.45 while the cheapest item (Iwakiyama Ryuta signed Japanese Sumo Wrestler 8x10 photo W/Certificate 01) found a new owner for £61.52 in February 2026. The month with the most items sold (5) was February 2026 with an average selling price of £61.52 for an autographed item of Iwakiyama Ryūta. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with £66.45 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £61.52 was February 2026. In average, an autographed item from Iwakiyama Ryūta is worth £62.13.

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Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Iwakiyama Ryuta signed Japanese Sumo Wrestler 8x10 photo W/Certificate 01	£61.52
	Iwakiyama Ryuta signed Japanese Sumo Wrestler 8x10 photo W/Certificate 01	£63.06
	Iwakiyama Ryuta signed Japanese Sumo Wrestler 8x10 photo W/Certificate 01	£62.06
	Iwakiyama Ryuta signed Japanese Sumo Wrestler 8x10 photo W/Certificate 02	£63.06
	Iwakiyama Ryuta signed Japanese Sumo Wrestler 8x10 photo W/Certificate 02	£62.06
	Iwakiyama Ryuta signed Japanese Sumo Wrestler 8x10 photo W/Certificate 03	£61.52
	Iwakiyama Ryuta signed Japanese Sumo Wrestler 8x10 photo W/Certificate 04	£62.15
	Iwakiyama Ryuta signed Japanese Sumo Wrestler 8x10 photo W/Certificate 04	£63.06
	Iwakiyama Ryuta signed Japanese Sumo Wrestler 8x10 photo W/Certificate 05	£62.15
	Iwakiyama Ryuta signed Japanese Sumo Wrestler 8x10 photo W/Certificate 05	£62.06
	Iwakiyama Ryuta signed Japanese Sumo Wrestler 8x10 photo W/Certificate 06	£62.15
	Iwakiyama Ryuta signed Japanese Sumo Wrestler 8x10 photo W/Certificate 07	£61.52
	Iwakiyama Ryuta signed Japanese Sumo Wrestler 8x10 photo W/Certificate 08	£61.52
	Iwakiyama Ryuta signed Japanese Sumo Wrestler 8x10 photo W/Certificate 09	£61.52
	Iwakiyama Ryuta signed Japanese Sumo Wrestler 8x10 photo W/Certificate 09	£62.13