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Mitsuneyama Keiji, real name Tōichi Shimamura (7 February 1922 – 15 August 1989) was a
He began his professional career in 1937, joining Takashima stable, reaching the top ''
sumo
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wrestler from Arakawa, Tokyo
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, Japan
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who won the top division ''yūshō
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It is awarded in each of the six annual ''honbasho'' or official tournaments, to the wrestler who wins the most bouts. ''Yūs ...
'' or tournament championship in 1954. His highest rank was '' ōzeki'' and he earned nine ''kinboshi
is a notation used in professional sumo wrestling to record a lower-ranked (''maegashira'') wrestler's victory over a ''yokozuna''.
It is believed that the term stems from the usage of the terms ''shiroboshi'' (lit: white star) to designate a b ...
'' or gold stars for defeating ''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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'' when ranked as a ''maegashira
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'', and seven special prizes. After his retirement in 1960 he was the head coach of Takashima stable.
Career
He began his professional career in 1937, joining Takashima stable, reaching 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 1944. He earned nine ''kinboshi
is a notation used in professional sumo wrestling to record a lower-ranked (''maegashira'') wrestler's victory over a ''yokozuna''.
It is believed that the term stems from the usage of the terms ''shiroboshi'' (lit: white star) to designate a b ...
'' or gold stars for defeating ''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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'' whilst ranked as a ''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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'', and seven '' sanshō'' or special prizes. In 1953, at the age of 31, he was promoted to the second highest rank of '' ōzeki'', after 16 tournaments in the lower ''san'yaku
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'' ranks, ten at ''sekiwake
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'' and six at ''komusubi
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''. Three tournaments later he took his only top division ''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. ''Yūs ...
'' or tournament championship, with a 12–3 record. At 32 years and one month he is the sixth oldest first time ''yūshō'' winner since World War II
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, behind Kyokutenhō, Tamawashi, Tamanoumi, Yoshibayama
, real name , was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Atsuta District, Hokkaido. He was the sport's 43rd ''yokozuna''. He suffered a number of injuries and only won one tournament championship, but was a popular wrestler. He was a runner ...
and Takatōriki. He lost the ''ōzeki'' rank in 1955, largely due to injuries. He carried on fighting in the ''maegashira'' ranks, last under the ''shikona'' Mitsuneyama Hōkoku, until January 1960 when he retired at the age of nearly 38.
Retirement from sumo
He remained in the sumo world as a ''toshiyori
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'' or elder of the Japan Sumo Association
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under the name Kumagatani Oyakata and founded his own Kumagatani stable. In May 1961 he acquired the Takashima elder name and changed the name of the stable to Takashima stable. He produced the top division wrestlers Daiju and Kōbōyama, but resigned due to ill health in 1982, the ''heya
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*Heya (sumo) from the Japanese word for "room" (部屋), also in compounds -beya, or Sumo-beya, an organization of sumo wrestlers (pronounced ''beya'' when in compound form)
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'' being absorbed into another incarnation of Kumagatani stable founded by the former Yoshinomine. He continued to work as a coach at Kumagatani before leaving the Sumo Association in January 1985. He died in 1989.
Pre-modern top division record
*''Through most of the 1940s only two tournaments were held a year and only one tournament was held in 1946. The New Year tournament began and the Spring tournament returned to Osaka tournament in 1953.''Modern tournament record
*''Since the addition of the Kyushu tournament in 1957 and the Nagoya tournament in 1958, the yearly schedule has remained unchanged.''See also
*List of sumo record holders
This is a list of records held by wrestlers of professional sumo. Only performances in official tournaments or ''honbasho'' are included here. Since 1958 six ''honbasho'' have been held every year, giving wrestlers from the modern era more opportu ...
*List of sumo tournament top division champions
This is a list of rikishi, wrestlers who have won the Makuuchi, top division (''makuuchi'') yusho, championship in professional sumo since 1909, when the current championship system was established. These honbasho, official tournaments are held ex ...
*List of sumo tournament second division champions
This is a list of wrestlers who have won the sumo second division ''jūryō'' championship since 1909, when the current championship system was established. These official tournaments are held exclusively in Japan.
The wrestler who has won the mo ...
*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 ...
*List of ōzeki
More than 50 sumo wrestlers have reached the second highest in the sport, the rank of '' ōzeki'', but have failed to rise to the top rank since the modern era of sumo began in 1927 with the merger of the Tokyo and Osaka organizations. By 2020, ov ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitsuneyama, Keiji 1922 births 1989 deaths Japanese sumo wrestlers Ōzeki People from Arakawa, Tokyo Sumo people from Tokyo