Background
He was born in Sasebo, Nagasaki and brought up in Bungotakada, Ōita.
山中 圏一
He was born in Sasebo, Nagasaki and brought up in Bungotakada, Ōita.
He began judo at the age of a junior high school first grader. In 1965, when he was student of Tenri University, got silver medal of World Championships. He also participated All-Japan Judo Championships 3 times, as a representative of Kinki region in 1964, 1965 and Kyūshū region in 1966.
He became a teacher of the senior high school in Ōita Prefecture after graduation at a university in 1966, and entered Kuraray in 1967.
He became the teacher again in 1969. As of 2010, Yamanaka coaches judo at his dojo, Shūeikan (秀鋭館) since 1976. and retired sumo wrestler Chiyotaikai Ryūji.
1964 1966.