Kashiwado Risuke was a sumo

Sumo

is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...

 wrestler from Goshogawara

Goshogawara, Aomori

is a city located in northeastern Aomori in Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the city had an estimated population of 59,395 and a density of 147persons per km². Its total area was 404.56 km².-Geography:...

, Aomori Prefecture

Aomori Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....

, Japan

Japan

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Career

Kashiwado was born in Aomori and went to Edo in 1806, joining Isenoumi stable

Isenoumi stable

is a stable of sumo wrestlers. Part of the Tokitsukaze group of stables, it is one of the oldest active stables in sumo, dating back to the mid-eighteenth century. The legendary Tanikaze, one of the first Yokozuna, and his protégé Raiden, arguably the greatest rikishi ever, were both members of...

. He was given the name "Kashiwado" and worked under Hirosaki Domain

Hirosaki Domain

The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in northern Mutsu Province . It was ruled by the Tsugaru clan...

. His highest rank was Ozeki. He won 16 tournaments in the top makuuchi

Makuuchi

or is the top division of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers , ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments....

 division, but his top division win ratio was not so high at .810, compared with Tanikaze (.949) and Onogawa (.917).

In June 1823, the Gojo family granted yokozuna licences to Kashiwado and his rival Tamagaki

Tamagaki Gakunosuke

Tamagaki Gakunosuke IV was Japanese sumo wrestler. His highest rank was Ozeki. Kashiwado Risuke was his rival.-Career:...

, but he rejected his. The reason has been said to be that he was afraid that this would cause conflict with the Yoshida family. Tamagaki also rejected the licence. The following year Tamagaki suddenly died, and his death shocked Kashiwado. In January 1825, Kashiwado lost three consecutive bouts and retired.
Kahiwado was not promoted to yokozuna but because 20th Yoshida Oikaze heard of his case, he made new yokozuna Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke

Onomatsu Midorinosuke

Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke was a sumo wrestler from Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 6th Yokozuna. He trained ozeki Tsurugizan Taniemon.-Early career:...

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Top division record

• 2 tournaments were held yearly in this period, though the actual time they were held was often erratic
  
• Championships from this period were unofficial
  
• There was no fusensho system until March 1927
  
• All top division wrestlers were usually absent on the 10th day until 1909

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!
!First
!Second
|-
|1811
|East Maegashira #8 (5-1-1draw-1hold-2noresults)
|East Maegashira #7 (3-2-4-1noresult)
|-
|1812
|East Maegashira #6 (4-0-1draw)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Maegashira #4 (7-2-1draw)
|-
|1813
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Maegashira #1 (7-1-1draw-1noresult)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|West Maegashira #1 (7-1-2noresults)
|-
|1814
|bgcolor=#66FF00|West Maegashira #2 (7-1-2)
|East Sekiwake (7-1-1draw-1hold)
|-
|1815
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (7-1-1-1noresut)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (6-1-3)
|-
|1816
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (7-1)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (9-0-1noresult)
|-
|1817
|East Ōzeki (6-2-2)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (6-1-2-1hold)
|-
|1818
|East Ōzeki (6-1-2-1hold)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (7-1-1-1noresult)
|-
|1819
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (5-1-2-2noresults)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (7-1-2)
|-
|1820
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (4-0-1draw-1noresult)
|East Ōzeki (6-1-2-1noresult)
|-
|1821
|East Ōzeki (6-2-2)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (8-2)
|-
|1822
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (7-2-1)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (6-2-1-1noresult)
|-
|1823
|East Ōzeki (1-1-5)
|East Ōzeki (5-3-1-1noresult)
|-
|1824
|bgcolor=gray|Sat out
|East Ōzeki (2-2-3-1draw-1hold-1noresult)
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|1825
|East Ōzeki (0-3-7)
!x

• The wrestler's East/West designation, rank, and win/loss record are listed for each tournament.
• A third figure in win-loss records represents matches sat-out during the tournament

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| Green Box=Tournament Championship
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External links

Kashiwado Risuke Tournament results