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Ōtori Tanigorō
was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Inzai, Chiba, Inzai, Chiba Prefecture. He was the sport's 24th ''Yokozuna (sumo), yokozuna''. Career Early life and career His real name was . Son to a former professional sumo wrestler, he however had to appeal to his father to become a sumo wrestler. He joined Miyagino stable because the head coach of that time (former ''ōzeki'' Hōō Umagorō, Hōō) was also from Chiba Prefecture. Takita Akira made his debut in the ''jonokuchi'' division in May 1903, with his ''shikona'' name spelled . In May 1908, he was given the former ring name of his master, . He quickly gained popularity because of his style and his famed beauty, calling back ''yokozuna'' Futabayama. ''Makuuchi'' career At the time of his ''makuuchi'' debut in 1909, he was one of the last ''rikishi'' to compete in the Ekō-in temple before the opening of the old Ryōgoku Kokugikan. During his first ''makuuchi'' tournament he was surprisingly paired against ''ōzeki'' Komag ... [...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 Muromachi period and established itself during the Edo period, where they were used as a means to hide the identities of the . Given by the master to his disciple, this pseudonym doesn't follow any fixed rules, but is chosen in accordance with numerous influences, drawing its kanji, characters from the wrestler's inspiration or family, from the history of his stable or even from the master's own name. History Sources attesting to the use of pseudonyms by wrestlers and other martial artists date back to the mid-1500s, during the Muromachi period. During the period of peace established under the Tokugawa shogunate, Japan experienced an unprecedented period of vagrancy for many samurai who had lost their social standing with their previous masters, who had been deposed or killed so that the shogunate could assert itself. These masterless samurai, called , could not engage in any activity under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
