was a Japanese professional

sumo is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a '' rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring ('' dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by ...

wrestler from

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. He was the sport's 32nd ''

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. This is the on ...

''. He won a total of nine top division ''

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'' or tournament championships from 1929 to 1936, and was the dominant wrestler in sumo until the emergence of

Futabayama was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Oita Prefecture. Entering sumo in 1927, he was the sport's 35th '' yokozuna'' from 1937 until his retirement in 1945. He won twelve '' yūshō'' or top division championships and had a winning stre ...

. He died whilst still an active wrestler.

Career

He was born . He joined

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but the stable was very small at that time. Therefore, he often visited

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and was trained by ''yokozuna''

Tochigiyama Moriya was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 27th ''yokozuna'' from 1918 until 1925. Generally he is considered one of the pioneers of modern sumo. He remains the lightest ''yokozuna'' in the history of the sport with a weight ...

. He later became head coach of Nishonoseki stable whilst still active in the ring, and under his leadership the stable enjoyed one of its most successful periods in its history. Tamanishiki won three consecutive championships from October 1930 to March 1931, but he was not promoted to ''yokozuna''. In January 1932, the broke out. The incident was the biggest walkout in sumo history. He was one of eleven top division wrestlers who remained in sumo and became the first head of , or the association of active sumo wrestlers. He won his fifth top division championship in May 1932 and was finally awarded a ''yokozuna'' licence in November 1932. He was the first ''yokozuna'' in sumo since the retirement of Miyagiyama a year and a half earlier. His promotion was seen as a reward for staying with the

Sumo Association The is the body that operates and controls professional sumo wrestling (called ''Ōzumō'', 大相撲) in Japan under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). ''Rikishi'' (active ...

and helping them through the Shunjuen Incident. Tamanishiki often went to

Tatsunami stable Asahiyutaka Katsuteru (born 10 September 1968) is a former sumo wrestler from Kasugai, Aichi, Japan. His highest rank was ''komusubi''. He is now the head coach of Tatsunami stable. Career He joined Ōshima stable and made his professional de ...

and trained wrestlers, such as later ''yokozuna''

Futabayama Sadaji was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Oita Prefecture. Entering sumo in 1927, he was the sport's 35th ''yokozuna'' from 1937 until his retirement in 1945. He won twelve ''yūshō'' or top division championships and had a winning streak ...

. Tatsunami stable was small at that time, but the stable became stronger in the sumo world later on. Tamanishiki defeated Futabayama the first six times they met in competition, but he was never able to beat him again after Futabayama began his record winning run in 1936. Tamanishiki was the first ''yokozuna'' to raise one leg high while performing ''

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'' (the yokozuna ring-entering ceremony). His style was said to have been beautiful and when Futabayama was promoted to yokozuna he emulated this style. This style is very popular now in ''yokozuna'' ceremonies. In 1938, Tamanishiki died while an active sumo wrestler, following a delayed

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Career Record

*''In 1927 Tokyo and Osaka sumo merged and four tournaments a year in Tokyo and other locations began to be held.''

Career

Career Record

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