Kashiwado Risuke (柏戸利助, 1783 – December 3, 1828) was a

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wrestler from

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Career

Kashiwado was born in Aomori and went to Edo in 1806, joining

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. He was given the name Kashiwado and worked under the

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. His highest rank was '' ōzeki''. He won 16 tournaments in the top ''

makuuchi , or , is the top division of Professional sumo divisions, 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 ...

'' division, but his top division win ratio was not so high at .810, compared with Tanikaze (.949) and Onogawa (.917). In June 1823, the ''Gojo'' family granted ''

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 o ...

'' licences to Kashiwado and his rival

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, but he rejected his. The reason has been said to be that he was afraid that this would cause conflict with the ''Yoshida'' family. Tamagaki also rejected the licence. The following year Tamagaki suddenly died, and his death shocked Kashiwado. In January 1825, Kashiwado lost three consecutive bouts and retired. Kahiwado was not promoted to ''yokozuna'' but because 20th Yoshida Oikaze had heard of his case, he decided to issue a license to

Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Noto Province. He was the sport's 6th ''yokozuna''. He trained '' ōzeki'' Tsurugizan Taniemon. Early career He was born in Shitsumi, Noto. His birth name remains ambiguous, but was claimed to be . He was born ...

in 1828, making Ōnomatsu the first ''yokozuna'' in 39 years.

Top division record

*''The actual time the tournaments were held during the year in this period often varied.'' ''*Championships for the best record in a tournament were not recognized or awarded before the 1909 summer tournament, and the unofficial championships above are historically conferred. For more information, see

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Kashiwado Risuke Tournament results
1783 births 1828 deaths People from Goshogawara Japanese sumo wrestlers Ōzeki Sumo people from Aomori Prefecture {{sumo-bio-stub

Career

Top division record

See also

References

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