Nishinoumi Kajirō II
Nishinoumi Kajirō II (西ノ海 嘉治郎, February 6, 1880 – January 27, 1931) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 25th yokozuna.
| Nishinoumi Kajirō II | |
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| 西ノ海 嘉治郎 | |
 Nishinoumi Kajirō II ca. 1916 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Kyuhachi Makise February 6, 1880 Kagoshima, Japan |
| Died | January 27, 1931 (aged 50) |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 139 kg (306 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Izutsu |
| Record | 106-38-70-27draws-9holds (Makuuchi) |
| Debut | January, 1900 |
| Highest rank | Yokozuna (February, 1916) |
| Retired | May, 1918 |
| Elder name | Izutsu |
| Championships | 1 (Makuuchi) |
| * Up to date as of June 2020. | |
Career
Nishinoumi was promoted to the top makuuchi division in May 1906. He was awarded a yokozuna licence by the house of Yoshida Tsukasa in February 1916 after winning a championship at January 1916 tournament. He was 36 years old at the time of his promotion, making him the oldest wrestler to be promoted to yokozuna in the 20th century.[1] In the top makuuchi division, he won 106 bouts and lost 38 bouts, recording a winning percentage of 73.6. He was the only wrestler to defeat Tachiyama between 1909 and 1916, his victory in January 1912 preventing Tachiyama from recording 100 straight wins (he had a winning streak of 43 before, and 56 after that bout). Tachiyama claimed many years later that Nishinoumi's win over him had been yaocho (fixed), but there is little evidence for this.
He favoured the yokozuna dohyō-iri (yokozuna ring-entering ceremony) style that has come to be known as Unryū .[1]
After his retirement, he was an elder known as Izutsu and produced many top division wrestlers, such as yokozuna Nishinoumi Kajirō III. During his tenure Izutsu's influence in the Japan Sumo Association increased, but he was accused of using his position unfairly by his opponents after he added a director to the Sumo Association's board from his own ichimon or stable group. He eventually committed suicide by hanging on January 27, 1931.
His adopted daughter's grandsons are Sakahoko Akihiro and Terao Tsunefumi.
Top division record
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| 1906 | x | West Maegashira #10 3–4–1 1d 1h |
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| 1907 | West Maegashira #7 3–1–6 |
West Maegashira #8 6–1–1 2d |
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| 1908 | West Sekiwake 4–2–1 3d |
West Sekiwake 7–1–1 1d |
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| 1909 | East Sekiwake 3–0–7 |
East Sekiwake 5–2–1 2d |
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| 1910 | East Ōzeki 2–1–2 3d 2h |
East Ōzeki 1–1–7 1h |
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| 1911 | East Ōzeki 6–1 2d 1h |
East Ōzeki 1–2–5 1d 1h |
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| 1912 | West Ōzeki 7–1 2d |
East Ōzeki 7–2 1d |
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| 1913 | East Ōzeki 4–3 2d 1h |
West Ōzeki 5–3 2d |
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| 1914 | West Ōzeki 6–2 1d 1h |
East Ōzeki 6–3 1d |
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| 1915 | East Ōzeki 4–1–3 1d 1h |
East Ōzeki 6–2–1 1d |
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| 1916 | East Ōzeki 8–0–1 1d |
East Yokozuna 8–2 |
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| 1917 | West Yokozuna 2–2–6 |
West Yokozuna 2–1–7 |
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| 1918 | Sat out | East Yokozuna Retired 0–0–10 |
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| Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions Key:d=Draw(s) (引分); h=Hold(s) (預り) | ||||||
References
- Sharnoff, Lora (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. ISBN 0-8348-0283-X.
- "Nishinoumi Kajiro Rikishi Informetion". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
See also
- Glossary of sumo terms
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- List of sumo tournament top division champions
- List of yokozuna
| Preceded by Ōtori Tanigorō |
25th Yokozuna 1916–1918 |
Succeeded by Ōnishiki Uichirō | ||
| Yokozuna is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can hold the title at once | ||||