was a Japanese
sumo wrestler from
Noto Province
was a province of Japan in the area that is today the northern part of Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan, including the Noto Peninsula (''Noto-hantō'') which is surrounded by the Sea of Japan. Noto bordered on Etchū and Kaga provinces to the so ...
. He was the sport's 6th ''
yokozuna
, 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.
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''. He trained ''
ōzeki''
Tsurugizan Taniemon.
Early career
He was born in Shitsumi, Noto and went to
Edo in 1815. His birth name remains ambiguous, but was claimed to be . He made his debut under the ''
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'' ...
'' in March 1815. He reached the top ''
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.
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'' division in October 1822. In January 1824, he was defeated by
Inazuma, but defeated others at the ''
maegashira
, 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.
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'' #2 rank and was promoted to ''
komusubi
, 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.
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''.
In the summer of 1825, he defeated Inazuma at the Hirakawa Tenjin Shrine.
He was promoted to ''ōzeki'' in October 1826. He changed his ring name to Ōnomatsu in March 1827.
Yokozuna
Ōnomatsu was awarded a ''yokozuna'' license in February 1828. On March 25, 1829,
Ienari Tokugawa was present to see Ōnomatsu defeat Inazuma.
Because he grew up in a poor family, he attempted to win bouts by fair means or foul.
To shake competitors' confidence, he would often do ''matta'', or waiting, at the initial charge, or ''
tachi-ai
The is the initial charge between two sumo wrestlers at the beginning of a bout. It is a combination of two Japanese words that mean “stand” and “meet”.
There are several common techniques that wrestlers use at the tachi-ai, with the ai ...
'' of his sumo bouts. He was often criticized for his fighting style. Even so, he was popular in Edo.
He retired in November 1835. In the top ''makuuchi division'', he won 142 bouts and lost 31 bouts, recording a winning percentage of 82.1. The 7th ''yokozuna'' Inazuma was his rival. His overall career record was quite far behind Inazuma, but his record over Inazuma was five wins (including two other than ''
honbasho
A is an official professional sumo tournament. The number of ''honbasho'' every year has varied along the years; since 1958 there are six tournaments every year. Only ''honbasho'' results matter in determining promotion and relegation for ''riki ...
''), four losses, five draws and one hold.
Top division record
*''The actual time the tournaments were held during the year in this period often varied.''
''*Championships for the best record in a tournament were not recognized or awarded before the 1909 summer tournament, and the unofficial championships above are historically conferred. For more information, see
yūshō
is the term for a championship in Japanese. This article focuses on championships in the sport of professional sumo.
It is awarded in each of the six annual '' honbasho'' or official tournaments, to the wrestler who wins the most bouts. ''Y ...
.''
See also
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List of past sumo wrestlers
This is a list of prominent past wrestlers (either retired or deceased) in the sport of professional sumo. They are listed in order of the year and tournament month that they made their professional debuts. The information listed below was gleaned ...
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List of yokozuna
This is a list of all sumo wrestlers who have reached the sport's highest rank of '' yokozuna''. It was not recorded on the ''banzuke'' until 1890 and was not officially recognised as sumo's highest rank until 1909. Until then, ''yokozuna'' was me ...
References
External links
Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke Tournament results
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1794 births
1852 deaths
Date of birth unknown
Japanese sumo wrestlers
Place of death missing
Sumo people from Ishikawa Prefecture
Yokozuna