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Midorifuji
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Yaizu, Shizuoka. Known for being a '' katasukashi'' specialist, he debuted in sumo wrestling in September 2016 and made his ''makuuchi'' debut in January 2021. His highest rank has been ''maegashira'' 1. He wrestles for Isegahama stable. Early life Born in Yaizu, Shizuoka, Kazunari grew up in a single-mother household. He began participating in sumo from elementary school and notably wrestled at the ''Wanpaku'' National Championship. After this initial experience he stopped practising sumo before entering his third year in junior high school at Yaizu Junior High School, where he placed in the national team top 8 at the National Junior High School Sumo Championships. In his second year at Hiryū Senior High School, he defeated future Takakeishō of the Saitama Sakae High School team at the All-Japan High School Sumo Tournament, preventing Saitama Sakae from winning a fourth consecutive title and winning the first medal (third-pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiryū High School
Hiryū High School is a private junior and senior high school located in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. The school is operated by the educational coproration Numazu Gakuen. The school is particularly well known for its men's basketball and baseball clubs. The school's sumo club also has a long tradition, having been founded in the 70s, and has achieved numerous successes on the national scene. History The school was founded in March 1942 as Numazu Gakuen High School for Girls and officially opened its doors on April 1 of that year. In April 1946, the school gave up teaching exclusively to girls and became coeducational. In the 1960s, the school opened several new departments, all of which focused on professional and economic activities. In 1958, a Commerce course was created, followed by a Food Industry course. Finally, in 1969, a course on the automotive industry was created. During the same period, commerce and home economics were withdrawn from the women's courses, which now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isegahama Stable (2007)
, formerly known as Ajigawa stable from 1979 to 2007, is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Isegahama ''ichimon'' or group of stables. Its current head coach is former ''yokozuna'' Asahifuji. As of January 2023 it had 19 wrestlers. History The original Ajigawa stable was established in April 1979 by former ''sekiwake'' Mutsuarashi. He had originally hoped to become head of Miyagino stable and had married the daughter of the incumbent stablemaster there, but the marriage ended in divorce. He moved to Tomozuna stable upon his retirement in 1977 before opening up his new stable two years later. Ajigawa stable absorbed Kasugayama stable in 1990 on the retirement of its head coach. In April 1993 Asahifuji acceded to the Ajigawa name and took over the stable, due to the poor health of the incumbent. In late 2007 Asahifuji switched to the prestigious Isegahama elder name which had become available upon the retirement of its previous holder, former ''maegashira'' Katsuhikari, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaizu
is a city located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 139,578 in 57,593 households, and a population density of 2000 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Yaizu is a noted port for commercial fishing. Geography Yaizu is located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, on a heavily indented coastline of Suruga Bay, facing the Pacific Ocean. The climate, tempered by the warm Kuroshio Current offshore is maritime temperature, with hot, humid summers and short cool winters. Surrounding municipalities *Shizuoka Prefecture **Suruga-ku, Shizuoka ** Shimada ** Fujieda ** Yoshida Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Yaizu has been increasing over the past 70 years. Climate The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Yaizu is 16.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2176 mm with Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kindai University
is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university based in Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan with campuses in five other locations: Nara, Nara; Ōsakasayama, Osaka; Uchita, Wakayama; Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima; and Iizuka, Fukuoka. The English name of the university had been ''Kinki University'' since its establishment in 1949 to refer to "the surrounding area of the capital city (Kyoto)". On May 20, 2014, the university announced that its English name would officially change to , to avoid the implications of the word " kinky", as the university was planning to globalize with the establishment of a new Foreign Language school. The name change took effect on April 1, 2016. History The university dates its foundation to the establishment of in 1925. Kindai University started in 1949 when the founder college merged with , established in 1943. The first president was Koichi Seko. Initially there were two schools: the School of Engineering and the School of Commerce (now the Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaizu, Shizuoka
is a Cities of Japan, city located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 139,578 in 57,593 households, and a population density of 2000 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Yaizu is a noted port for commercial fishing. Geography Yaizu is located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, on a ria, heavily indented coastline of Suruga Bay, facing the Pacific Ocean. The climate, tempered by the warm Kuroshio Current offshore is maritime temperature, with hot, humid summers and short cool winters. Surrounding municipalities *Shizuoka Prefecture **Suruga-ku, Shizuoka **Shimada, Shizuoka, Shimada **Fujieda, Shizuoka, Fujieda **Yoshida, Shizuoka, Yoshida Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Yaizu has been increasing over the past 70 years. Climate The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Yai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishikifuji Ryūsei
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Towada. He wrestles for the Isegahama stable and made his debut in September 2016 and reached the top division in July 2022. His highest rank has been maegashira 4. He has a jonokuchi, a jonidan, a makushita and a jūryō division championships. He has a special prize. Early life and sumo beginnings Born in Towada, Aomori, he began wrestling in his third year of elementary school at Sanbongi Elementary School in Towada and in his sixth year, he placed in the top eight at the National Junior High School Sumo Tournament. In high school, he went on to Sanbongi Agricultural High School's Agricultural Machinery Department and while there he placed third in the individual division in the National High School Usa Tournament. His classmates in high school included Onosho, as well as Midorifuji, whom he now wrestles in the same stable with. Career In August 2020 Nishikifuji's promotion to the jūryō Professional sumo as adminis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takakeishō Takanobu
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Ashiya, Hyōgo. He made his professional debut in September 2014, and reached the highest ''makuuchi'' division in January 2017 after 14 tournaments. He won his first championship in the top division in November 2018, four years after his debut. Takakeishō wrestles for Tokiwayama stable, and his highest rank has been '' ōzeki'', which he first reached in May 2019. He has earned seven special prizes and three gold stars for defeating ''yokozuna''. He won his second championship in November 2020, his third one in January 2023, and his fourth one in September 2023. Early life and sumo experience Satō's given name of Takanobu was derived from the name of ''yokozuna'' Takanohana, who would eventually become his stablemaster. Growing up in Ashiya, Hyōgo, Satō competed in full-contact karate in early primary school, and was runner up for the championship in a national competition. However, his father was determined that his son would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glossary Of Sumo Terms
The following words are terms used in sumo wrestling in Japan. A B C D E F G H I J K M N O R S T W Y Z References External links Glossary of Sumo TermsSumopediaat NHK World-Japan {{Glossaries of sports Sumo is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katayama Shinji
Katayama Shinji (born September 6, 1979) is a former sumo wrestler from Yaizu, Shizuoka, Japan. His highest rank was ''maegashira'' 13. Career Katayama practised amateur sumo at Senshu University, finishing third at the All Japan Sumo Championships. He made his professional debut in March 2002 at the age of 22, joining Onomatsu stable. He did not have enough amateur titles to enter at the ''makushita'' level, instead beginning his career at the lowest level of sumo entry, ''maezumo''. Nevertheless, he moved through the divisions quickly, reaching ''sekitori'' status upon promotion to the second highest ''jūryō'' division in July 2004. Katayama was promoted to the top ''makuuchi'' division in May 2005. He earned eight wins against seven losses in that tournament, but did not manage to achieve ''kachi-koshi'' in the top division again. He could manage only a 7-8 score at the rank of jūryō 13 in March 2008, leaving him dangerously close to demotion to the unsalaried ranks. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jōkōryū Takayuki
is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler. He made his professional debut in 2011 after a successful college career in sumo. He currently holds the List of sumo record holders#Most consecutive wins from entry into sumo, record for the most consecutive wins since entering professional sumo, with 27, and for the fastest rise to the top ''makuuchi'' division from the lowest ''jonokuchi'' division (nine tournaments). His highest was ''komusubi'', which he reached in September 2014. However, because of injuries he fell down the rankings, reaching a low of ''sandanme'' 23 in November 2016. He returned to the ''jūryō'' division for four tournaments from November 2020 until May 2021, but announced his retirement in September 2022 having fallen to the ''makushita'' division. Early life and sumo background He participated in amateur sumo while in high school in Saitama prefecture, and in his third year there, won the junior sumo championship in the free weight category. He later e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyokushūzan Noboru
( mn, Даваагийн Батбаяр) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia) is a former professional sumo wrestler and current politician of the Democratic Party in Mongolia. He was the first wrestler from Mongolia to reach sumo's top ''makuuchi'' division. Career He was a diligent practitioner of Mongolian wrestling from a young age, but had ambitions of becoming a policeman. However, in late 1991, a Japanese sumo training stable master, Ōshima-oyakata (the former '' ōzeki'' Asahikuni) went to Mongolia to recruit promising wrestlers for sumo. The young Davaagiin Batbayar happened to notice the advertisement and applied along with 120 others. He was selected and went to Japan with five others, including Kyukotenhō and Kyokutenzan. They were the first Mongolians ever to join sumo. He was immediately given the ''shikona'' of Kyokushūzan, meaning "eagle mountain of the rising sun." He made his professional debut in March 1992. However six months later, due to cultural differences, langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shikona
A is a sumo wrestler's ring name. The tradition of ring names in sumo dates back to the Edo period, where they were used as a means to attract customers and hide the identities of the ''rikishi''. Like standard Japanese names, a ''shikona'' consists of a surname and a personal, or given name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the personal name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former ''yokozuna'' is usually referred to as simply ''Asashōryū''. When addressing a sumo wrestler of the ''makuuchi'' or ''jūryō'' divisions, the suffix is used instead of the usual . The given name is often, but not always, the wrestler's original name, and may be changed at the whim of the individual wrestler. Foreign wrestlers always adopt a new, Japanese given name. Often, on first joining professional sumo, a wrestler's ''shikona'' is the same as his family name. As a wrestler rises through the ranks of sumo, he is expected to change his ''shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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