Hakkaku (toshiyori)
Encyclopedia
Hakkaku is a toshiyori
(an elder of the Japan Sumo Association
). The name is currently held by former yokozuna Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi
. He is correctly addressed as Hakkaku-oyakata.
Toshiyori
A toshiyori is a sumo elder of the Japan Sumo Association. Also known as oyakata, former wrestlers who reached a sufficiently high rank are the only people eligible...
(an elder of the Japan Sumo Association
Japan Sumo Association
The is the body that operates and controls professional sumo wrestling in Japan under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Rikishi , gyōji , tokoyama , and yobidashi , are all on the Association's payroll, but the organisation is run...
). The name is currently held by former yokozuna Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi
Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi
Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi is a former sumo wrestler from Hokkaidō, Japan. He is the sport's 61st Yokozuna. He is now the head coach of Hakkaku stable.-Early life:...
. He is correctly addressed as Hakkaku-oyakata.
Holders
- Stable owners in bold.
| Generation | Name at retirement | Highest rank | Stable | Period | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kimenzan Tanigorō | maegashira 4 | Inagawa-Ōnomatsu-Kimenzan-Chiganoura | 1879.6-1884.6 (died) | |
| 2nd | Ōnaruto Nadaemon | ōzeki | Onogawa-Tamagaki-Umegatani-Ikazuchi-Hakkaku | 1885.12-1908.1 (died) | |
| 3rd | Ōnaruto Nadaemon | sekiwake | Hakkaku-Ikazuchi-Hakkaku | 1921.5-1942.7 (died) | |
| 4th | Kojimagawa Shoukichi | maegashira 5 | Tatsunami | 1942.5-1946.9 (died) | |
| 5th | Midorikuni Masao | maegashira 9 | Tatsunami | 1951.1-1981.9 (died) | |
| 6th | Fukunoumi Nanao | maegashira 10 | Asahiyama | 1982.9-1991.5 | changed name to Nakagawa (11th) |
| 7th | Shimanishiki Hiroshi | maegashira 1 | Shibatayama-Takadagawa-Takasago | 1991.5-1993.9 (retired) | |
| 8th | Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi | yokozuna | Kokonoe | 1993.9- |