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List Of Komusubi
This is a list of all sumo wrestlers whose pinnacle in the sport has been the fourth highest rank of ''komusubi'' and who held the rank in the modern era of sumo since the 1927 merger of the Tokyo and Osaka organizations. There are usually two active ''komusubi''. Wrestlers who went on to be promoted to ''sekiwake'', ''ōzeki'' and ''yokozuna'' can be seen in the ''list of sekiwake'', ''list of ōzeki'' and ''list of yokozuna'' articles. The number of tournaments (''basho'') at ''komusubi'' is also listed. Wrestlers who won top division championships are indicated in bold. Active wrestlers (December 2022) are indicated by italics. The longest-serving ''komusubi'' of modern times, who did not achieve further promotion, has been Fujinishiki Akira who held the rank for 10 tournaments. List * Wrestler held the rank on at least two separate occasions. See also *List of past sumo wrestlers *List of sumo tournament top division champions * List of ''yokozuna'' * List of ''ōzeki' ... [...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] |
Higashimatsuura District
is a Districts of Japan, district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan. At the present it has only one List of towns in Japan, town. As of April 1, 2021, the district has an estimated population of 5,211 and a population density, density of 145 persons per square kilometre. The total area is . Municipalities *Genkai, Saga, Genkai, whose borders are effectively the same as Higashimatsuura District's. History * In 1878, Higashimatsuura District split with Matsuura District, Nagasaki, Matsuura District in Nagasaki Prefecture, along with Nishimatsuura District, Saga, Nishimatsuura District, Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki, Kitamatsuura District, and Minamimatsuura District, Nagasaki, Minamimatsuura District. * In 1883 Higashimatsuura District (along with Nishimatsuura District) became a part of Saga Prefecture. {{Authority control Districts in Saga Prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yame, Fukuoka
is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1954. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 39,372 and a population density of 1,000.81 persons per km². The total area was 39.34 km². On October 1, 2006 the town of Jōyō (from Yame District) was merged into Yame. On February 1, 2010, the towns of Kurogi and Tachibana, and the villages of Hoshino and Yabe (all from Yame District) were merged into Yame. After the merger, as of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 69,907, with 23,885 households and a population density of 144.88 persons per km². The total area is 482.53 km², which is second largest area within Fukuoka Prefecture. Yamecha is produced in Yame and surrounding areas, and is a tea known throughout Japan. Yame natives include former livedoor CEO Takafumi Horie and NiziU leader Mako Yamaguchi (山口真子). Geography Climate Yame has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Köppen is a G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakabayama Sadao
was a sumo wrestler from Yame, Fukuoka, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. He earned four gold stars for defeating yokozuna. After his retirement from active competition in 1961 he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Shikoroyama. Career He was born in Beijing, China, and was separated from his parents while still a child. He attempted to locate his parents who he believed may have returned to Japan by joining a sumo touring party. Upon joining professional sumo he took the Japanese surname of Iwahira. He was recruited by the active ''yokozuna'' Futabayama and joined his Futabayama stable (later Tokitsukaze stable) in January 1942. He used Iwahira as his fighting name until one tournament after he was promoted to the top ''makuuchi'' division, when he adopted the ''shikona'' of Wakabayama, taking two characters from his head coach Futabayama. His birthplace was recorded on the banzuke as Yame, Fukuoka, although he later changed his surname to Aoyama (h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimizugawa Akio
was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Goshogawara, Aomori, Japan. His highest rank was '' ōzeki.'' Career Making his debut in January 1917, he was promoted to the top ''makuuchi'' division in January 1923 and made the fourth ''komusubi'' rank in January 1926, although he did not take part in that tournament. He competed in the ''maegashira'' ranks in 1927 but left the Japan Sumo Association temporarily and was not listed on the ''banzuke'' ranking sheets in the March and May 1928 tournaments. Returning in October 1928 he was listed at the bottom of the ''jūryō'' division and after winning two ''jūryō'' tournament titles he returned to the top division in 1930. Shimizugawa was promoted to the second highest rank of ''ōzeki'' in 1932 but never made the highest ''yokozuna'' rank, despite winning a total of three top division tournament championships. He was overlooked for promotion while two men with inferior records to him, Musashiyama and Minanogawa, were both promoted to ''yok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amagasaki, Hyogo
270px, Amagasaki Castle 270px, Aerial view of Amagasaki city center 270px, Amagasaki Station is an industrial city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 455,555 in 223812 households, and a population density of 9000 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Amagasaki is located in far southeastern Hyōgo Prefecture, next to Osaka. It has the fourth largest population in Hyōgo Prefecture after Kobe, Himeji, and Nishinomiya. Residential areas account for most of the rest of the coastal areas, industrial areas along the Meishin Expressway and JR West Fukuchiyama Line, commercial areas around Hanshin Amagasaki Station and JR JR Amagasaki Station, and its population density is the highest among municipalities in Hyogo Prefecture. Ground subsidence caused by the pumping up of groundwater by factories has reduced one-third of the city's area to sea level, causing flooding damage due to storm surges. Neighboring municipali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakasegawa Taiji
Wakasegawa Taiji (若瀬川泰二」を編集中, real name Tadao Hattori, 20 February 1920 – 3 September 1993) was a sumo wrestler from Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1935, reaching the top ''makuuchi'' division in 1942. His highest rank was ''komusubi.'' He was twice runner-up in a tournament and earned seven gold stars for defeating ''yokozuna'' and four special prizes. He retired in 1959 at the age of 38 and became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association, working as a coach at Isegahama stable until his mandatory retirement in 1985. Career He was a member of the Isegahama stable, a strong stable run by former ''sekiwake'' Kiyosegawa that also had ''yokozuna'' Terukuni and ''sekiwake'' Bishūyama at the time. He fought in the top division for 54 tournaments, which at the time of his retirement was the most ever, winning 352 matches and losing 395, with 19 absences. His best result in a tournament was in November 1944, where at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minami-Matsuura District, Nagasaki
is a district located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. As of January 1, 2009 the district has an estimated population of 22,893 and a density of 107 persons per km2. The total area is 213.97 km2. It forms part of the Gotō Islands. Towns and villages * Shinkamigotō Mergers *On August 1, 2004 the city of Fukue and the towns of Kishiku, Miiraku, Naru, Tamanoura and Tomie merged to form the city of Gotō. *On August 1, 2004 the towns of Arikawa Arikawa (written 有川) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese writer *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese ice dancer *, Japanese aikidoka *, Japanese politician {{surname Japanese-language surnames ..., Kamigotō, Narao, Shin'uonome and Wakamatsu merged to form the new town of Shinkamigotō. Districts in Nagasaki Prefecture {{Nagasaki-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kan'onji, Kagawa
270px, Kan'onji City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Kan'onji city center is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 57,921 in 25510 households and a population density of 490 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kan'onji is located at the western end of Kagawa Prefecture. It faces the Seto Inland Sea to the west and borders Tokushima Prefecture across the Sanuki Mountains to the south. The city includes Ibuki island in the Seto Inland Sea between Shikoku and Honshu. Some coastal parts of the city are within the borders of the Setonaikai National Park. Neighbouring municipalities Kagawa Prefecture * Mitoyo Tokushima Prefecture * Miyoshi Ehime Prefecture * Shikokuchūō Climate Kan'onji has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kan'onji is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1439 mm with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotonishiki Noboru
Kotonishiki Noboru (March 7, 1922 – July 14, 1974, born Noboru Fujimura) was a sumo wrestler and coach from Kanonji, Kagawa, Japan. His highest rank was ''komusubi''. He was runner-up in the January 1949 tournament and earned seven gold stars for defeating ''yokozuna''. After his retirement in 1955 he founded the Sadogatake stable and produced ''yokozuna'' Kotozakura among others. He ran the stable until his death in 1974. Career record See also *List of past sumo wrestlers *List of komusubi This is a list of all sumo wrestlers whose pinnacle in the sport has been the fourth highest ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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