Hitachiyama Taniemon
Martial Artist
1874 – 1922
Who was Hitachiyama Taniemon?
Hitachiyama Taniemon was a sumo wrestler from Mito, Ibaragi Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 19th Yokozuna from 1903 till 1914. His great rivalry with Umegatani Tōtarō II created the "Ume-Hitachi Era" and did much to popularise sumo. He is remembered as much for his exploits in promoting the sport as for his strength on the dohyō. In his later years as head coach of Dewanoumi stable he trained hundreds of wrestlers, including three yokozuna. Many consider him the most honorable yokozuna in sumo history, which earned him the nickname "Kakusei", or "sumo saint".
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- Born
- Jan 19, 1874
Mito - Also known as
- Ichige Taniemon
- Tani Ichige
- 市毛 谷右衛門
- 常陸山 谷右衞門
- Taniemon Hitachiyama
- Taniemon Ichige
- Ichige Tani
- 角聖
- Sumo saint
- Onishiyama
- Parents
- Children
- Nationality
- Japan
- Profession
- Lived in
- Ibaraki Prefecture
- Died
- Jun 19, 1922
Sumida, Tokyo
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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