Nishinoumi Kajirō II

Nishinoumi Kajirō II
西ノ海 嘉治郎

Nishinoumi Kajirō II ca. 1916
Personal information
Born Kyuhachi Makise
(1880-02-06)February 6, 1880
Kagoshima, Japan
Died January 27, 1931(1931-01-27) (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
Championships 1 (Makuuchi)
* Up to date as of September 2007.

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.

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 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 blamed for using his position unfairly by his opponents. He eventually committed suicide by hanging on January 27, 1931.

His adopted daughter's sons are Sakahoko Akihiro and Terao Tsunefumi.

Top division record

Nishinoumi[2]
- Spring Summer
1906 x West Maegashira #10
341
1d 1h

 
1907 West Maegashira #7
316
 
West Maegashira #8
611
2d

 
1908 West Sekiwake
421
3d

 
West Sekiwake
711
1d

 
1909 East Sekiwake
307
 
East Sekiwake
521
2d

 
1910 East Ōzeki
212
3d 2h

 
East Ōzeki
117
1h

 
1911 East Ōzeki
61
2d 1h

 
East Ōzeki
125
1d 1h

 
1912 West Ōzeki
71
2d

 
East Ōzeki
72
1d

 
1913 East Ōzeki
43
2d 1h

 
West Ōzeki
53
2d

 
1914 West Ōzeki
62
1d 1h

 
East Ōzeki
63
1d

 
1915 East Ōzeki
413
1d 1h

 
East Ōzeki
621
1d

 
1916 East Ōzeki
801
1d

 
East Yokozuna
82
 
1917 West Yokozuna
226
 
West Yokozuna
217
 
1918 Sat out East Yokozuna
Retired
0010
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions

Key:d=Draw(s) (引分);   h=Hold(s) (預り)
Divisions: Makuuchi Jūryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi Maegashira

References

  1. 1 2 Sharnoff, Lora (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. ISBN 0-8348-0283-X.
  2. "Nishinoumi Kajiro Rikishi Informetion". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2007-10-16.

See also

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Ōtori Tanigorō
25th Yokozuna
1916 - 1918
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Ōnishiki Uichirō
Yokozuna is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can share the title
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