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Ōnishiki
Ōnishiki may refer to: *Ōnishiki Daigorō (1883–1943), sumo wrestler, the 28th Yokozuna *Ōnishiki Uichirō was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 26th ''yokozuna''. On November 2, 1922, he became the first ''yokozuna'' to perform the '' yokozuna dohyō-iri'' at the Meiji Shrine. Biography He was born , in Osaka on November 2 ... (1891–1941), sumo wrestler, the 26th Yokozuna * Ōnishiki Ittetsu (born 1953), sumo wrestler, former komusubi {{DEFAULTSORT:Onishiki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōnishiki Uichirō
was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 26th ''yokozuna''. On November 2, 1922, he became the first ''yokozuna'' to perform the '' yokozuna dohyō-iri'' at the Meiji Shrine. Biography He was born , in Osaka on November 25, 1891. Ōnishiki trained under former ''yokozuna'' Hitachiyama Taniemon, joining his Dewanoumi stable. He was promoted to the top ''makuuchi'' division in January 1915. After finishing the May 1915 tournament with a 9–1 record at the ''komusubi'' rank, he was promoted to '' ōzeki''. He won his first ''yūshō'' or championship with a perfect 10–0 record in the January 1917 tournament and was promoted to ''yokozuna''. He reached the top ''yokozuna'' rank after only five tournaments, which is the all-time record. He lost only 16 bouts in his entire career. He won five top division tournament championships and was runner-up in four others. He was very smart in comparison with most sumo wrestlers of his era, and so he was very strong a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōnishiki Daigorō
was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 28th ''yokozuna''. Career He was born in Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, in what is now Yatomi City. There are several conflicting sources as to his specific birth date in 1883, and he later changed his surname to He started sumo in Kyoto in 1898, later moving to Osaka. He entered the top ''makuuchi'' division in February 1906. He was promoted to '' ōzeki'' in June 1910. In April 1918 he became the 28th ''yokozuna'' (the third in Osaka sumo). The reason for his promotion to ''yokozuna'' was cited as being because of his great dignity. He fought in eight tournaments as ''yokozuna'', retiring after the January 1922 basho. After retirement he ran a tea house in Osaka. Some of his memorabilia is on display in a museum in Yatomi City. Osaka sumo top division record *''Osaka sumo existed independently for many years before merging with Tokyo sumo in 1926. 1–2 tournaments were held yearly, though the actual time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |