Onogawa Kisaburō
Sumo Wrestler, Martial Artist
1758 – 1806
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Who was Onogawa Kisaburō?
Onogawa Kisaburō was a sumo wrestler from Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 5th Yokozuna. Along with Tanikaze he was the first to be given a yokozuna licence by the House of Yoshida Tsukasa and the first to perform the dohyō-iri to promote sumo tournaments.
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- Born
- 1758
Otsu - Also known as
- おのがわ きさぶろう
- 小野川喜三郎
- Kawamura Kisaburo
- かわむら きさぶろう
- Kisaburo Onogawa
- Kisaburo Kawamura
- 小野川才助
- Saisuke Onogawa
- おのがわ さいすけ
- Parents
- Nationality
- Japan
- Profession
- Lived in
- Shiga Prefecture
- Died
- Apr 30, 1806
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on July 23, 2013
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