Hanakago (toshiyori)
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Hanakago is a toshiyori
(an elder of the Japan Sumo Association
). The name is currently held by former sekiwake Daijuyama Tadaaki
, the 15th Hanakago-oyakata. The 12th holder was the 54th yokozuna Wajima Hiroshi
.
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 sekiwake Daijuyama Tadaaki
Daijuyama Tadaaki
Daijuyama Tadaaki is a former sumo wrestler from Niitsu, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1975, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1980. He was ranked in makuuchi for 64 tournaments, winning four special prizes, and seven gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He was a...
, the 15th Hanakago-oyakata. The 12th holder was the 54th yokozuna Wajima Hiroshi
Wajima Hiroshi
is a former sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan. He was sumo's 54th Yokozuna. He won a total of 14 tournament championships or yusho during his career and retired in March 1981....
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