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2015 In Sumo
The following were the events in professional sumo during 2015. Tournaments *Hatsu basho, Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 11 January – 25 January *Haru basho, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 8 March – 22 March *Natsu basho, Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 10 May – 24 May *Nagoya basho, Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 12 July – 26 July *Aki basho, Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 13 September – 27 September *Kyushu basho, Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 8 November – 22 November News January *13: The third day of the January tournament is the first full house on the third day at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in 18 years. *16: Former ''komusubi'' Hōmashō retires and adopts the elder name Tatsutagawa. *18: ''Yokozuna'' Hakuhō defeats Aminishiki, becoming the fourth wrestler in history to achieve 600 wins as a ''yokozuna''. At 45 tournaments, it is the fastest time to achieve the milestone. *20: ''Maegashira'' Chiyoōtori obtains a ''fusenshō'' win upon the withdrawal of his opp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumo
is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by throwing, shoving or pushing him down). Sumo originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally and where it is considered the national sport. It is considered a ''gendai budō'', which refers to modern Japanese martial arts, but the sport has a history spanning many centuries. Many ancient traditions have been preserved in sumo, and even today the sport includes many ritual elements, such as the use of salt purification, from Shinto. Life as a wrestler is highly regimented, with rules regulated by the Japan Sumo Association. Most sumo wrestlers are required to live in communal sumo training stables, known in Japanese as ''heya'', where all aspects of their daily lives—from meals to their manner of dress—are dic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiyoōtori Yūki
is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Shibushi, Kagoshima. Making his professional debut in 2008, he reached the ''komusubi'' rank in 2014. He is the younger brother of fellow professional sumo wrestler Chiyomaru. He retired in 2021 to become an elder of the Japan Sumo Association. He is a member of Kokonoe stable. Early life and sumo background As a youngster and student, Kinoshita was active in swimming and also judo, in which he has a black belt. However, he also participated in sumo less regularly, and in his sixth year of primary school he reached the best sixteen in a national children's amateur sumo tournament. He had visited a Kokonoe stable event in Kyūshū in his primary school years, and his older brother Chiyomaru was already a wrestler with the stable, so upon his graduation from middle school an invitation was arranged through intermediaries and he joined his brother as a member of this stable. Career He joined Kokonoe stable in May 2008. He did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitakeumi Hisashi
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Agematsu, Nagano. He is in the Dewanoumi stable. He is a pusher thruster-type wrestler. A former amateur champion at Toyo University, he made his professional debut in March 2015, reaching the top ''makuuchi'' division in November of the same year. He has ten special prizes for Fighting Spirit, Technique and Outstanding Performance, as well two gold stars for defeating a ''yokozuna'' while ranked as a ''maegashira.'' His highest rank has been '' ōzeki''. He won his first top division championship (''yūshō'') in July 2018, his second in September 2019, and his third in January 2022. All three ''yūshō'' were won at the rank of ''sekiwake''. Early life and sumo background Mitakeumi was born as Hisashi Ōmichi on 25 December 1992 to Haruo Ōmichi, a Japanese, and Margarita, who is originally from the Philippines. His mother first came to Japan as a member of an all-female band, and after giving birth to Hisashi in the Philippines, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chikubayama
Chikubayama Masakuni (born August 21, 1957 as Makoto Tazaki) is a former sumo wrestler from Ukiha, Fukuoka, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1973, breaking into the top ''makuuchi'' division thirteen years later in 1986. His highest rank was ''maegashira'' 13. After retiring in 1989 he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association. He was the head coach of the Miyagino stable and his most successful wrestler is ''yokozuna'' Hakuhō. Career He did sumo from a young age but played baseball at junior high school as there was no sumo team available. He joined Miyagino stable after graduation. His ring name (''shikona'') was named after former ''yokozuna'' Yoshibayama, his stablemaster, and it also references Chikugo, Fukuoka. His active career was relatively modest. He made his professional debut in March 1973 (alongside future ''sekiwake'' Kōbōyama), using his real name of Tazaki as his ''shikona.'' In March 1974 upon promotion to the ''sandanme'' division he became Chik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan News
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated and urbanized. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its population of 123.2 million on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiō Hiroyuki
Kaiō Hiroyuki (born 24 July 1972 as Hiroyuki Koga) is a former professional sumo wrestler from Nōgata, Fukuoka, Japan. He made his debut in 1988, reaching the top ''makuuchi'' division in 1993. He held the second highest rank of '' ōzeki'' or champion for eleven years from 2000 to 2011, and is the longest-serving ''ōzeki'' of all time in terms of number of tournaments fought. In his career, Kaiō won five top division ''yūshō'' or tournament championships, the last coming in 2004. This is the modern record for someone who has not ultimately made the top rank of ''yokozuna.'' He was a runner-up in eleven other tournaments, and also won 15 '' sanshō'' or special prizes, the third highest ever. In November 2009 he broke the record previously held by Takamiyama for the most tournaments ranked in the top division, and in January 2010 he surpassed Chiyonofuji's record of most top division bouts won. In the May 2010 tournament he became the only wrestler besides Chiyonofuji to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiyonofuji
, born , was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler and the 58th ''yokozuna'' of the sport. Following his retirement as a wrestler, he was the stable master of Kokonoe stable until the time of his death. Chiyonofuji was considered one of the greatest ''yokozuna'' of recent times, winning 31 ''yūshō'' or tournament championships, second at the time only to Taihō. He was particularly remarkable for his longevity in sumo's top rank, which he held for a period of ten years from 1981 to 1991. Promoted at the age of twenty-six after winning his second championship, his performance improved with age, winning more tournaments in his thirties than any other wrestler and dominating the sport in the second half of the 1980s. He finally retired in May 1991, just short of his thirty-sixth birthday. This is in contrast to more recent ''yokozuna'' who have tended to retire around 30. During his 21-year professional career, Chiyonofuji set records for most career victories (1045) and most w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitanoumi
, born , was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was the dominant wrestler in the sport during the 1970s. Kitanoumi was promoted to ''yokozuna'' at the age of 21, becoming the youngest ever to achieve sumo's top rank. He won 24 tournament championships during his career and was one of a series of truly great ''yokozuna'' who came from Hokkaido, the largest and northernmost prefecture of Japan. At the time of his death he still held the records for most tournaments at ''yokozuna'' (63) and most bouts won as a ''yokozuna'' (670), but they have since been surpassed. Following his retirement in 1985 he established the Kitanoumi stable. He was chairman of the Japan Sumo Association from 2002 until 2008, and again from 2012 until his death. Career Born in Sōbetsu, Hokkaido, Kitanoumi began his professional sumo career in January 1967 at the age of 13, whilst still in middle school. He joined Mihogaseki stable, and was promoted to sumo's second highest ''jūryō'' division in Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taihō Koki
Taihō or Taiho can refer to: *Taihō (era), a Japanese name for the years 701–704 *Taihō Code, a reorganization of the Japanese government at the end of the Asuka period *Taiho Pharmaceutical *Taihoku Prefecture, a former administrative district of Taiwan, created during Japanese rule in 1920 * Japanese aircraft carrier ''Taihō'' *A title from the anime series ''The Twelve Kingdoms'' *'' Taiho Shichauzo'', a manga series alternatively titled ''You're Under Arrest'' *Taihō Kōki , ''Ivan Boryshko''; May 29, 1940 – January 19, 2013, lead=yes was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He became the 48th ''yokozuna'' in 1961 at the age of 21, the youngest ever at the time. Kōki won 32 tournament championships bet ..., sumo wrestler * Yasuaki Taiho, Taiwanese professional baseball player {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisenosato Yutaka
is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Ibaraki. He made his professional debut in 2002, and reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in 2004 at the age of just 18. After many years in the junior ''san'yaku'' ranks, he reached the second highest rank of '' ōzeki'' in January 2012. He earned three ''kinboshi'' or gold stars by defeating ''yokozuna'' in his career leading up to ''ōzeki'' and nine special prizes. He scored more than 20 double-digit winning records at the ''ōzeki'' rank. In 2016, he secured the most wins in the calendar year, the first wrestler to do so without winning a tournament in that year. After being a runner-up in a tournament on twelve occasions, he broke through at the January 2017 tournament, winning his first top division championship or ''yūshō'' with a record and subsequently was promoted to ''yokozuna'', the first Japanese born wrestler to reach sumo's highest rank since Wakanohana in 1998. He had been a candidate four times previou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makuuchi
, or , is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers (''rikishi''), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments. This is the only division that is featured on NHK's standard live coverage of sumo tournaments. The lower divisions are shown on their satellite coverage, with only the ''makuuchi'' broadcast having bilingual English commentary. ''Makuuchi'' literally means "inside the curtain", a reference to the early period of professional sumo, when there was a curtained-off area reserved for the top ranked wrestlers, to sit before appearing for their bouts. Wrestlers are considered for promotion or demotion in rank before each grand tournament according to their performance in the one previous. Generally, a greater number of wins than losses (''kachi-koshi'') results in a promotion, and the reverse (''make-koshi'') results in demotion. There are stricter criteria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harumafuji Kōhei
), lead=yes, previously known as , is a Mongolian former professional sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 70th ''yokozuna'' from 2012 to 2017, making him the third Mongolian and fifth overall non-Japanese wrestler to attain sumo's highest rank. Harumafuji began his professional career in 2001 and reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in 2004. He won ten special prizes for his achievements in tournaments. In November 2008 he became the seventh foreign-born wrestler in sumo history to reach the second-highest rank of '' ōzeki''. In May 2009, he won his first tournament championship. He went on to win a total of nine top division championships, three of them with a perfect record. At , Harumafuji was the lightest man in the top division as of September 2015. He is noted for his technical skill and his rivalry with fellow Mongolian ''yokozuna'' Hakuhō. Harumafuji admitted to assaulting fellow Mongolian wrestler Takanoiwa during a regional sumo tour in late October 2017. He withdr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
