43:
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and his elder name to him. The
Association however gave him the honorary title "Ōrai" (大雷, 'Great Thunderbolt') and treated him as an advisor. Umegatani lived until the age of eighty-three, making him the longest-lived
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instead of mother's milk. From around the age of 12, he attended a temple school and began to wrestle, and by the time he was 16, he was known as "Chikuzen Muteki" (筑前無敵, 'invincible'). At 16, he was taken in by the
969:*Championships for the best record in a tournament were not recognized or awarded before the 1909 summer tournament and the above unofficial championships are historically conferred. For more information see
389:(Osaka-sumo) families. Umegatani preferred the Yoshida license, which is said to have determined the outcome of the competition between the Yoshida and Gojō families' struggle for dominance in the sumo world.
323:-sumo in December 1870, and began his career over again from the bottom of the rankings. There, he was recruited into Tamagaki stable. Having deserted Osaka-sumo, he became very unpopular with the
489:
The actual time the tournaments were held during the year in this period often varied. The spring tournament recorded for 1878 was actually held in
December of the previous year.
416:, which ended in a draw after a heated battle that is said to have delighted the Emperor, and boosted sumo's popularity, which had declined after the Meiji Restoration.
339:, which resulted in a brawl between wrestlers and rebels. Umegaya, however, remained calm and stayed in the prefecture to play an active role in pacifying the conflict.
329:
of this association. However, no one in Osaka could rival him and, in the joint tournament of
December 1874, he won eight matches in a row and claimed the championship.
341:
Between 1876 and 1881, Umegatani started a period of dominance over Tokyo-sumo, winning 58 consecutive bouts, a streak only stopped once when he lost to fellow-
379:
462:, simply showing his muscles was enough to clinch the deal. When Umegatani II retired during the June 1915 tournament, Umegatani I transmitted
1313:
1021:
1182:
1135:
1106:
1308:
1323:
988:
885:
441:. After his retirement, he served for a long time as a director in the Tokyo Sumo Association under the
896:
268:
406:
315:. Umegatani was not a particularly large wrestler but was remarkably strong and reached the rank of
449:
375:
345:
319:
in Osaka-sumo. Umegatani felt he wasn't content with the rank and so gave it up. He transferred to
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1270:
1025:
42:
458:
stadium in 1909. It is said that when asked by a potential backer what he had in the way of
1303:
1298:
1198:
459:
455:
8:
1152:
353:
234:
175:
1250:
384:
332:
224:
74:
1318:
1178:
1131:
1102:
349:
336:
308:
220:
70:
471:
of all time. He outlived
Umegatani Totaro II by nine months, and is one of very few
1259:
1062:
993:
413:
1279:
1224:
939:
463:
438:
360:. Umegatani continued to win 35 consecutive bouts until the May 1884 tournament.
357:
238:
233:. He was generally regarded as the strongest wrestler to emerge since the era of
229:
1283:
is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can hold the title at once
396:
311:
of 1868, he entered the Osaka Sumo
Tournament in March 1869 and was promoted to
392:
1292:
402:
291:
133:
476:
430:
division. He achieved a winning average of 95.1, the highest record among
1127:
948:
128:
348:. This streak is the fourth best record of consecutive victories behind
970:
960:
913:
185:
929:
917:
442:
1098:
956:
952:
921:
909:
426:
943:
925:
325:
273:
20:
475:
to have died of old age. He is buried in the Jisso-ji temple in
1153:"A Shot At the Impossible-Yokozuna Comparison Through The Ages"
307:
in honor of his hometown, Umegaya in Shiwa
Village. After the
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263:
216:
1199:"Encyclopedia of Sumo Wrestler Graves: Umegatani Tōtarō I"
424:
Umegatani won 116 bouts and lost only 6 bouts in the top
445:
name of
Ikazuchi. During his coaching career, he raised
409:
and fight in front of the emperor. The bout was against
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He helped to raise funds for the building of the first
262:. A myth attributes to him the great consumption of
419:
391:After his promotion, he was given a set of three
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1121:
1172:
1063:"15th Yokozuna Umegatani Tōtarō I - Time-Line"
300:
283:
255:
208:
1092:
1150:
41:
1019:
1088:
1086:
1084:
1022:"Biographies of Yokozuna (14th to 18th)"
1166:
1291:
1225:"Umegatani Totaro Rikishi Information"
1057:
1055:
1053:
1051:
1049:
1047:
1045:
1043:
482:
1081:
1015:
1013:
1011:
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370:In February 1884, Umegaya received a
1314:Sumo people from Fukuoka Prefecture
1040:
452:, who later became his son-in-law.
13:
1006:
405:, he was permitted to perform his
14:
1335:
219:wrestler from the town of Haki,
213:, March 16, 1845 – May 15, 1928)
23:name, the surname is Umegatani.
1217:
1191:
1144:
1115:
420:Retirement from sumo and death
1:
1151:Kuroda, Joe (February 2006).
1024:(in Japanese). Archived from
999:
331:In 1876, while performing in
294:and changed his ring name to
290:. After some time, he joined
196:* Up to date as of June 2020.
215:was a Japanese professional
7:
989:List of past sumo wrestlers
977:
434:, though could not surpass
363:
227:. He was the sport's 15th
10:
1340:
590:West Maegashira #1
572:West Maegashira #2
559:West Maegashira #4
538:West Maegashira #5
518:West Maegashira #6
146:18 draws-2 holds(Makuuchi)
18:
1277:
1267:
1255:
1247:
858:
301:
284:
256:
244:
209:
194:
184:
174:
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162:Yokozuna (February, 1884)
158:
150:
140:
127:
122:
118:105 kg (231 lb)
114:
92:
80:
54:
49:
40:
33:
28:
1122:Schilling, Mark (1994).
863:
190:9 (Makuuchi, unofficial)
1309:Japanese sumo wrestlers
1173:Sharnoff, Lora (1993).
942:(not ranked as such on
96:1.76 m (5 ft
1324:19th-century wrestlers
1093:Newton, Clyde (1994).
984:Glossary of sumo terms
407:ring-entering ceremony
401:At the request of the
374:license from both the
269:Osaka Sumo Association
16:Japanese sumo wrestler
865:Top Division Champion
50:Personal information
1271:Nishinoumi Kajirō I
1124:Sumo: A Fan's Guide
906:=no result recorded
496:
483:Top division record
450:Umegatani Tōtarō II
1251:Sakaigawa Namiemon
901:
890:
879:
853:0–0–10
494:
333:Fukuoka Prefecture
249:His real name was
225:Fukuoka Prefecture
204:Umegatani Tōtarō I
29:Umegatani Tōtarō I
1287:
1286:
1268:Succeeded by
966:
965:
836:3–0–4
820:7–2–1
805:7–0–2
789:3–0–7
778:6–0–4
758:5–0–4
735:8–0–2
720:7–1–1
702:9–0–1
689:0–0–6
671:5–0–4
658:6–0–1
640:4–0–4
636:West Sekiwake
627:7–0–1
623:West Sekiwake
607:7–0–2
603:West Komusubi
594:8–0–2
576:3–0–6
563:5–2–2
542:6–1–3
522:8–0–1
456:Ryōgoku Kokugikan
378:(Tokyo-sumo) and
335:, he encountered
309:Meiji Restoration
221:Chikuzen Province
201:
200:
19:In this Japanese
1331:
1248:Preceded by
1245:
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1235:
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1232:
1227:. Sumo Reference
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1203:Grave Mylar goes
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1155:. sumofanmag.com
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994:List of yokozuna
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859:Record given as
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1177:. Weatherhill.
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1028:on 5 March 2002
1020:Atsuo Tsubota.
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873:Lower Divisions
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1101:. p. 56.
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1067:Ozumo database
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845:East Ōzeki
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832:East Ōzeki
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816:East Ōzeki
813:
801:East Ōzeki
798:
794:
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785:East Ōzeki
782:
774:East Ōzeki
771:
767:
766:
754:West Ōzeki
751:
746:
742:
741:
731:West Ōzeki
728:
716:West Ōzeki
713:
709:
708:
698:West Ōzeki
695:
685:West Ōzeki
682:
678:
677:
667:West Ōzeki
664:
654:West Ōzeki
651:
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88:(aged 83)
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67:March 16, 1845
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15:
9:
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1205:(in Japanese)
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1184:0-8348-0283-X
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1137:4-7890-0725-1
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1108:4-7700-1802-9
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1069:(in Japanese)
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403:Emperor Meiji
398:
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393:keshō-mawashi
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292:Minato stable
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276:
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271:and took the
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252:
242:
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236:
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226:
223:, now Shiwa,
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186:Championships
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1229:. Retrieved
1219:
1207:. Retrieved
1202:
1193:
1174:
1168:
1157:. Retrieved
1146:
1123:
1117:
1095:Dynamic Sumo
1094:
1071:. Retrieved
1066:
1030:. Retrieved
1026:the original
968:
967:
937:ranks:
934:
903:
892:
881:
876:
860:
848:
748:
548:
488:
472:
468:
446:
435:
431:
425:
423:
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397:Itō Hirobumi
371:
369:
364:
342:
324:
316:
312:
295:
278:
272:
250:
248:
228:
203:
202:
159:Highest rank
86:(1928-05-15)
84:May 15, 1928
1304:1928 deaths
1299:1845 births
1209:20 February
1128:Japan Times
1073:20 February
1032:20 February
946:until 1890)
908:Divisions:
383: [
154:March, 1871
1293:Categories
1265:1884–1885
1231:2007-09-27
1175:Grand Sumo
1159:2008-06-22
1000:References
961:Maegashira
809:Unofficial
762:Unofficial
737:Unofficial
724:Unofficial
704:Unofficial
629:Unofficial
611:Unofficial
596:Unofficial
526:Unofficial
477:Ōta, Tokyo
464:his stable
460:collateral
411:maegashira
350:Futabayama
176:Elder name
136:→ Tamagaki
63:1845-03-16
930:Jonokuchi
918:Makushita
495:Umegatani
346:Wakashima
296:Umegatani
251:Oe Tōtarō
170:May, 1885
110: in)
58:Oe Tōtarō
1319:Yokozuna
1280:Yokozuna
1260:Yokozuna
1099:Kodansha
978:See also
959:—
957:Komusubi
955:—
953:Sekiwake
951:—
940:Yokozuna
935:Makuuchi
928:—
924:—
922:Sandanme
920:—
916:—
912:—
910:Makuuchi
549:Not held
473:yokozuna
469:yokozuna
447:yokozuna
432:yokozuna
427:makuuchi
372:yokozuna
365:Yokozuna
354:Tanikaze
313:komusubi
235:Tanikaze
230:yokozuna
180:Ikazuchi
144:116-6-78
71:Chikuzen
944:banzuke
926:Jonidan
897:Hold(s)
886:Draw(s)
869:Retired
849:Retired
749:Sat out
376:Yoshida
326:rikishi
274:shikona
210:梅ヶ谷 藤太郎
167:Retired
105:⁄
69:Shiwa,
35:梅ヶ谷 藤太郎
21:shikona
1181:
1134:
1105:
871:
867:
841:
823:
812:
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599:
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545:
529:
506:Winter
503:Spring
439:Raiden
358:Hakuhō
337:rebels
279:Umegae
257:小江 藤太郎
245:Career
239:Raiden
141:Record
134:Minato
129:Stable
123:Career
115:Weight
93:Height
1257:15th
971:yūshō
949:Ōzeki
914:Jūryō
899:(預り);
888:(引分);
642:1d 1h
443:elder
436:ōzeki
414:Ōdate
387:]
343:ōzeki
321:Tokyo
317:ōzeki
151:Debut
75:Japan
1211:2023
1179:ISBN
1132:ISBN
1103:ISBN
1075:2023
1034:2023
877:Key:
828:1885
797:1884
770:1883
745:1882
712:1881
681:1880
650:1879
619:1878
586:1877
555:1876
534:1875
511:1874
380:Gojō
356:and
264:sake
237:and
217:sumo
81:Died
55:Born
395:by
302:梅ヶ谷
285:梅ヶ枝
1295::
1201:.
1130:.
1126:.
1097:.
1083:^
1065:.
1042:^
1008:^
904:nr
838:3d
807:1d
760:1d
722:1d
691:4d
673:1h
660:3d
609:1d
578:1d
565:1d
524:1d
479:.
385:ja
352:,
241:.
73:,
1234:.
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973:.
895:=
893:h
884:=
882:d
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399:.
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299:(
288:)
282:(
260:)
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207:(
107:2
103:1
100:+
98:9
65:)
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