Araiwa Kamenosuke (荒岩 亀之助, March 1, 1871 – September 3, 1920) was a Japanese
sumo wrestler from
Tottori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Tottori Prefecture is the least populous prefecture of Japan at 570,569 (2016) and has a geographic area of . Tottori Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the west, Hiro ...
. His highest rank was ''
ōzeki.''
Career
He made his debut in January 1894. He was promoted to 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 January 1897. He had the best record in six tournaments before the modern ''
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 ...
'' system awarding a championship to the wrestler with the best record was established. In two of these runs he did not suffer a single defeat or draw.
In May 1900, he had the best record as ''sekiwake'' without a single defeat or draw but was not promoted to ''ōzeki''. The reason is said to be that he was small compared to other ''ōzeki''.
In May 1905, he managed to reach ''ōzeki'', and had a perfect tournament without a single defeat or draw. However, in the end, he was never promoted to ''
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 retired as an active wrestler in January 1909. His winning average in the top ''makuuchi'' division was over .800.
Top Division Record
''*Championships for the best record in a tournament were not recognized or awarded before the 1909 summer tournament, and the above unofficial championships 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 ...
.''
References
See also
*
List of past sumo wrestlers
*
1871 births
1920 deaths
Japanese sumo wrestlers
Ōzeki
Sumo people from Tottori Prefecture
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