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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
980:*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
400:(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.
334:-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
500:
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.
427:, 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.
350:, 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.
340:
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.
352:
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-
1324:
473:, simply showing his muscles was enough to clinch the deal. When Umegatani II retired during the June 1915 tournament, Umegatani I transmitted
1032:
1193:
1146:
1117:
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1334:
999:
53:
460:
356:
386:
1281:
994:
907:
896:
279:
452:. After his retirement, he served for a long time as a director in the Tokyo Sumo Association under the
1314:
1309:
470:
466:
326:. Umegatani was not a particularly large wrestler but was remarkably strong and reached the rank of
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330:
in Osaka-sumo. Umegatani felt he wasn't content with the rank and so gave it up. He transferred to
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186:
1261:
390:
343:
235:
85:
1329:
1189:
1142:
1113:
360:
347:
319:
231:
81:
1036:
1270:
1004:
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stadium in 1909. It is said that when asked by a potential backer what he had in the way of
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1209:
368:
1290:
950:
474:
449:
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240:
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407:
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1303:
487:
413:
302:
144:
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of all time. He outlived
Umegatani Totaro II by nine months, and is one of very few
1073:
17:
1235:
371:. Umegatani continued to win 35 consecutive bouts until the May 1884 tournament.
244:. He was generally regarded as the strongest wrestler to emerge since the era of
1294:
is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can hold the title at once
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981:
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of 1868, he entered the Osaka Sumo
Tournament in March 1869 and was promoted to
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139:
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928:
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division. He achieved a winning average of 95.1, the highest record among
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967:
963:
959:
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920:
437:
417:
359:. This streak is the fourth best record of consecutive victories behind
954:
936:
403:
336:
284:
31:
331:
486:
to have died of old age. He is buried in the Jisso-ji temple in
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227:
1164:"A Shot At the Impossible-Yokozuna Comparison Through The Ages"
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in honor of his hometown, Umegaya in Shiwa
Village. After the
1210:"Encyclopedia of Sumo Wrestler Graves: Umegatani Tōtarō I"
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Umegatani won 116 bouts and lost only 6 bouts in the top
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name of
Ikazuchi. During his coaching career, he raised
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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
273:. A myth attributes to him the great consumption of
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91:
65:
60:
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402:After his promotion, he was given a set of three
1074:"15th Yokozuna Umegatani Tōtarō I - Time-Line"
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219:
8:
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52:
36:
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1097:
1095:
1033:"Biographies of Yokozuna (14th to 18th)"
504:
1016:
1236:"Umegatani Totaro Rikishi Information"
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1066:
1064:
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1026:
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381:In February 1884, Umegaya received a
7:
1325:Sumo people from Fukuoka Prefecture
463:, who later became his son-in-law.
416:, he was permitted to perform his
25:
230:wrestler from the town of Haki,
224:, March 16, 1845 – May 15, 1928)
34:name, the surname is Umegatani.
431:Retirement from sumo and death
1:
1162:Kuroda, Joe (February 2006).
1035:(in Japanese). Archived from
342:In 1876, while performing in
305:and changed his ring name to
301:. After some time, he joined
207:* Up to date as of June 2020.
226:was a Japanese professional
1000:List of past sumo wrestlers
445:, though could not surpass
238:. He was the sport's 15th
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601:West Maegashira #1
583:West Maegashira #2
570:West Maegashira #4
549:West Maegashira #5
529:West Maegashira #6
157:18 draws-2 holds(Makuuchi)
29:
1288:
1278:
1266:
1258:
869:
312:
295:
267:
220:
205:
173:Yokozuna (February, 1884)
129:105 kg (231 lb)
51:
44:
1133:Schilling, Mark (1994).
874:
201:9 (Makuuchi, unofficial)
1320:Japanese sumo wrestlers
1184:Sharnoff, Lora (1993).
953:(not ranked as such on
107:1.76 m (5 ft
1335:19th-century wrestlers
1104:Newton, Clyde (1994).
995:Glossary of sumo terms
418:ring-entering ceremony
412:At the request of the
385:license from both the
280:Osaka Sumo Association
27:Japanese sumo wrestler
876:Top Division Champion
61:Personal information
1282:Nishinoumi Kajirō I
1135:Sumo: A Fan's Guide
917:=no result recorded
507:
494:Top division record
461:Umegatani Tōtarō II
1262:Sakaigawa Namiemon
912:
901:
890:
864:0–0–10
505:
344:Fukuoka Prefecture
260:His real name was
236:Fukuoka Prefecture
215:Umegatani Tōtarō I
40:Umegatani Tōtarō I
18:Umegatani Totaro I
1298:
1297:
1279:Succeeded by
977:
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847:3–0–4
831:7–2–1
816:7–0–2
800:3–0–7
789:6–0–4
769:5–0–4
746:8–0–2
731:7–1–1
713:9–0–1
700:0–0–6
682:5–0–4
669:6–0–1
651:4–0–4
647:West Sekiwake
638:7–0–1
634:West Sekiwake
618:7–0–2
614:West Komusubi
605:8–0–2
587:3–0–6
574:5–2–2
553:6–1–3
533:8–0–1
467:Ryōgoku Kokugikan
389:(Tokyo-sumo) and
346:, he encountered
320:Meiji Restoration
232:Chikuzen Province
212:
211:
30:In this Japanese
16:(Redirected from
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1259:Preceded by
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1238:. Sumo Reference
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1214:Grave Mylar goes
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1188:. Weatherhill.
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1039:on 5 March 2002
1031:Atsuo Tsubota.
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1078:Ozumo database
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765:West Ōzeki
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742:West Ōzeki
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727:West Ōzeki
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709:West Ōzeki
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696:West Ōzeki
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678:West Ōzeki
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99:(aged 83)
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78:March 16, 1845
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303:Minato stable
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234:, now Shiwa,
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197:Championships
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1240:. Retrieved
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1218:. Retrieved
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1204:
1185:
1179:
1168:. Retrieved
1157:
1134:
1128:
1106:Dynamic Sumo
1105:
1082:. Retrieved
1077:
1041:. Retrieved
1037:the original
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978:
948:ranks:
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903:
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559:
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483:
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408:Itō Hirobumi
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283:
261:
259:
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214:
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170:Highest rank
97:(1928-05-15)
95:May 15, 1928
1315:1928 deaths
1310:1845 births
1220:20 February
1139:Japan Times
1084:20 February
1043:20 February
957:until 1890)
919:Divisions:
394: [
165:March, 1871
1304:Categories
1276:1884–1885
1242:2007-09-27
1186:Grand Sumo
1170:2008-06-22
1011:References
972:Maegashira
820:Unofficial
773:Unofficial
748:Unofficial
735:Unofficial
715:Unofficial
640:Unofficial
622:Unofficial
607:Unofficial
537:Unofficial
488:Ōta, Tokyo
475:his stable
471:collateral
422:maegashira
361:Futabayama
187:Elder name
147:→ Tamagaki
74:1845-03-16
941:Jonokuchi
929:Makushita
506:Umegatani
357:Wakashima
307:Umegatani
262:Oe Tōtarō
181:May, 1885
121: in)
69:Oe Tōtarō
1330:Yokozuna
1291:Yokozuna
1271:Yokozuna
1110:Kodansha
989:See also
970:—
968:Komusubi
966:—
964:Sekiwake
962:—
951:Yokozuna
946:Makuuchi
939:—
935:—
933:Sandanme
931:—
927:—
923:—
921:Makuuchi
560:Not held
484:yokozuna
480:yokozuna
458:yokozuna
443:yokozuna
438:makuuchi
383:yokozuna
376:Yokozuna
365:Tanikaze
324:komusubi
246:Tanikaze
241:yokozuna
191:Ikazuchi
155:116-6-78
82:Chikuzen
955:banzuke
937:Jonidan
908:Hold(s)
897:Draw(s)
880:Retired
860:Retired
760:Sat out
387:Yoshida
337:rikishi
285:shikona
221:梅ヶ谷 藤太郎
178:Retired
116:⁄
80:Shiwa,
46:梅ヶ谷 藤太郎
32:shikona
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517:Winter
514:Spring
450:Raiden
369:Hakuhō
348:rebels
290:Umegae
268:小江 藤太郎
256:Career
250:Raiden
152:Record
145:Minato
140:Stable
134:Career
126:Weight
104:Height
1268:15th
982:yūshō
960:Ōzeki
925:Jūryō
910:(預り);
899:(引分);
653:1d 1h
454:elder
447:ōzeki
425:Ōdate
398:]
354:ōzeki
332:Tokyo
328:ōzeki
162:Debut
86:Japan
1222:2023
1190:ISBN
1143:ISBN
1114:ISBN
1086:2023
1045:2023
888:Key:
839:1885
808:1884
781:1883
756:1882
723:1881
692:1880
661:1879
630:1878
597:1877
566:1876
545:1875
522:1874
391:Gojō
367:and
275:sake
248:and
228:sumo
92:Died
66:Born
406:by
313:梅ヶ谷
296:梅ヶ枝
1306::
1212:.
1141:.
1137:.
1108:.
1094:^
1076:.
1053:^
1019:^
915:nr
849:3d
818:1d
771:1d
733:1d
702:4d
684:1h
671:3d
620:1d
589:1d
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