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Miyabiyama
Miyabiyama Tetsushi (born July 28, 1977 as Masato Takeuchi) is a former sumo wrestler from Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 1998. With the exception of two tournaments, he was ranked in the top division of professional sumo from 1999 until the end of his career in 2013, holding the second highest rank of '' ōzeki'' from 2000 to 2001. He won eight special prizes and was runner-up in four top division tournaments. He wrestled for Fujishima stable (formerly Musashigawa stable), where he worked as a coach until opening his own Futagoyama stable. Early career Miyabiyama competed in amateur sumo tournaments while at Meiji University, but left before graduation to join the professional ranks. He was accepted by Musashigawa stable in July 1998 and given ''makushita tsukedashi'' status, meaning he could begin at the bottom of the third highest ''makushita'' division. He quickly worked his way through the ranks, logging in four consecutive ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujishima Stable (2010)
, formerly known as Musashigawa stable, is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ''ichimon'' or group of stables. It was set up in August 1981 by former ''yokozuna'' Mienoumi, who branched off from Dewanoumi stable. Since its founding Dewanoumi had a long tradition of not permitting its coaches to break away and form new stables, and Mienoumi was the first to amicably depart Dewanoumi stable since Tochigiyama set up Kasugano stable 62 years earlier. By the early 2000s it had become the strongest stable in sumo, with a ''yokozuna'', three '' ōzeki'' and several other top division wrestlers. Until January 2025, the stable was the last to have lined up seven of its wrestlers ( Musashimaru, Musōyama, Miyabiyama, Buyūzan, Dejima, Kakizoe and Wakanoyama) in the ''makuuchi'' division during the September 2003 tournament, a feat matched only by Isegahama stable, 22 years later. Wrestlers from the stable won six consecutive tournaments from March 1999 to January 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Futagoyama Stable (2018)
is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. It was established on 1 April 2018 by former '' ōzeki'' Miyabiyama, who branched off from Fujishima stable, taking five low ranked wrestlers with him. and was originally located in Tokorozawa, Saitama. As of March 2025, it had 17 wrestlers. The stable's foreign recruit is former high school ''yokozuna'' Rōga, who is of Russian and Mongolian heritage and made his debut in November 2018. He became the stable's first ''sekitori'' upon his promotion to the ''jūryō'' division for the November 2022 tournament. One year later, in November 2023, he was promoted to the top ''makuuchi'' division. In April 2021 the stable announced plans to move to Shibamata District, Katsushika, occupying the premises previously used by the now-defunct Azumazeki stable. On 7 February 2023, Futagoyama stable, along with Ōshima stable and Kokonoe stable, signed a partnership and cooperation agreement with the Katsushika War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mito, Ibaraki
is the capital city of Ibaraki Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 268,036 in 126,055 households and a population density of 1,233 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 27.1%. The total area of the city is . Geography Mito is located in central Ibaraki Prefecture. Mito Station is about 10 km inland from the Pacific Ocean which Naka River, flowing from the north to the east of the city, pours into. Immediately south is Lake Senba, a recreational area. A main street extends from Mito Station to the west, and residential areas to the south and the west in particular. Surrounding municipalities Ibaraki Prefecture * Hitachinaka * Ibaraki * Kasama * Naka * Ōarai * Shirosato Climate Mito has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Mito is 13.6 °C. The average annual rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinboshi
is a notation used in 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 th ... wrestling to record a lower-ranked ('' maegashira'') wrestler's victory over a '' yokozuna''. It is believed that the term stems from the usage of the terms ''shiroboshi'' (lit: white star) to designate a bout victory, and ''kuroboshi'' (black star) to designate a bout defeat. Thus, a "gold star" designates it as a special victory. The word ''kinboshi'' first came into popular use in the Taishō period (1912–1926), and the system of monetarily awarding a ''maegashira'' who defeated a ''yokozuna'' in an official tournament began in January, 1930. A ''kinboshi'' victory increases the balance in the ''maegashiras '' mochikyūkin'' account by 10 yen. This balance is converted using a multip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maegashira
, 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 only division that is featured on NHK's standard live coverage of sumo tournaments. The lower divisions are shown on their satellite coverage, with only the ''makuuchi'' broadcast having bilingual English commentary. ''Makuuchi'' literally means "inside the curtain", a reference to the early period of professional sumo, when there was a curtained-off area reserved for the top ranked wrestlers, to sit before appearing for their bouts. Wrestlers are considered for promotion or demotion in rank before each grand tournament according to their performance in the one previous. Generally, a greater number of wins than losses (''kachi-koshi'') results in a promotion, and the reverse (''make-koshi'') results in demotion. There are stricter criteria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokozuna (sumo)
, 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 only division that is featured on NHK's standard live coverage of sumo tournaments. The lower divisions are shown on their satellite coverage, with only the ''makuuchi'' broadcast having bilingual English commentary. ''Makuuchi'' literally means "inside the curtain", a reference to the early period of professional sumo, when there was a curtained-off area reserved for the top ranked wrestlers, to sit before appearing for their bouts. Wrestlers are considered for promotion or demotion in rank before each grand tournament according to their performance in the one previous. Generally, a greater number of wins than losses ('' kachi-koshi'') results in a promotion, and the reverse ('' make-koshi'') results in demotion. There are stricter crite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makekoshi
The following words are terms used in sumo wrestling in Japan. A B C D E F G H I J K M N O R S T W Y Z References External links Glossary of Sumo TermsSumopediaat NHK World-Japan {{Glossaries of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Times
''The Japan Times'' is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by , a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc. It is headquartered in the in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo. History ''The Japan Times'' was launched by on 22 March 1897, with the goal of giving Japanese people an opportunity to read and discuss news and current events in English language, English to help Japan participate in the international community. In 1906, Zumoto was asked by Japanese Resident-General of Korea Itō Hirobumi to lead the English-language newspaper ''The Seoul Press''. Zumoto closely tied the operations of the two newspapers, with subscriptions of ''The Seoul Press'' being sold in Japan by ''The Japan Times'', and vice versa for Korea. Both papers wrote critically of Korean culture and civilization, and advocated for Korea under Japanese rule, Japan's colonial control over the peninsula in order to civilize the Koreans. The newspaper was independent of government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadanoyama Shinmatsu
was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Nagasaki Prefecture. He was the sport's 50th ''Yokozuna (sumo), yokozuna''. After his retirement he was the head coach of Dewanoumi stable and served as head of the Japan Sumo Association. Career Born in Arikawa, Minamimatsuura District, Nagasaki, Minamimatsuura District, he made his professional debut in January 1956, and reached ''sekitori'' status four years later upon promotion to the ''jūryō'' division in March 1960. He made his top ''makuuchi'' division debut in January 1961. Sadanoyama won his first tournament title in only his third tournament in the top division, from the rank of ''maegashira'' 13. The achievement of winning a tournament from the ''maegashira'' ranks is sometimes seen as a jinx on subsequent success in sumo, but Sadanoyama disproved that theory by going on to reach ''Makuuchi#Ōzeki, ōzeki'' in March 1962 after winning his second title, and then ''yokozuna'' in January 1965 after capturing his third cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
