Umegatani Tōtarō II
Sumo Wrestler, Martial Artist
1878 – 1927
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Who was Umegatani Tōtarō II?
Umegatani Tōtarō II was a sumo wrestler from Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 20th Yokozuna. Umegatani had a great rivalry with yokozuna Hitachiyama Taniemon. Their era was known as the Ume-Hitachi Era and it brought sumo to heights of popularity never before seen in the Meiji period.
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- Born
- Mar 11, 1878
Toyama - Also known as
- 小江 音松
- 梅ヶ谷 藤太郎
- Oshida Otojiro
- Otojiro Oshida
- Otomatsu Koe
- Koe Otomatsu
- Tōtarō Umegatani
- おしだ おとじろう
- こえ おとまつ
- うめがたに とうたろう
- Nationality
- Japan
- Profession
- Lived in
- Toyama Prefecture
- Died
- Sep 2, 1927
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on July 23, 2013
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