Shinwa-kai (Sumiyoshi-ikka)
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The Shinwa-kai in the Sumiyoshi-ikka
, is a yakuza
gang based in Tochigi-shi
, Tochigi
, Japan
. It is affiliated with the Sumiyoshi-kai
, Japan's second-largest yakuza syndicate.
Its current leader is Hideo Komatsuzawa.
Sumiyoshi-ikka
The Sumiyoshi-ikka is an affiliate of the Sumiyoshi-kai yakuza syndicate, based in Tokyo, Japan. Its current leader is Hareaki Fukuda, who is also the kaicho of the Sumiyoshi-kai.-Successive sochos:...
, is a yakuza
Yakuza
, also known as , are members of traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan. The Japanese police, and media by request of the police, call them bōryokudan , literally "violence group", while the yakuza call themselves "ninkyō dantai" , "chivalrous organizations". The yakuza are notoriously...
gang based in Tochigi-shi
Tochigi, Tochigi
is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Despite its name, it is not the capital of Tochigi Prefecture; the capital is Utsunomiya.The city took its current form on March 29, 2010 when the old city of Tochigi merged with the towns of Fujioka, Ōhira and Tsuga from Shimotsuga District to form...
, Tochigi
Tochigi Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya.Nikkō, whose ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a World Heritage Site, is in this prefecture...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is affiliated with the Sumiyoshi-kai
Sumiyoshi-kai
The , sometimes referred to as the , is the second-largest yakuza group in Japan with an estimated 20,000 members.The Sumiyoshi-kai is a confederation of smaller gangs. Its current sosai, or president, is Shigeo Nishiguchi. Structurally, the Sumiyoshi-kai differs from its main rival, the...
, Japan's second-largest yakuza syndicate.
Its current leader is Hideo Komatsuzawa.
Successive kaichos
- 1st: Shigeru Komatsuzawa (小松澤 繁) who was a saiko-komon of the Sumiyoshi-rengokai, and 1st socho of the Tochigi-ikka (栃木一家).
- 2nd: Hideo Komatsuzawa (小松澤 英雄) who is a leader (jonin-sodanyaku?) of the Sumiyoshi-kaiSumiyoshi-kaiThe , sometimes referred to as the , is the second-largest yakuza group in Japan with an estimated 20,000 members.The Sumiyoshi-kai is a confederation of smaller gangs. Its current sosai, or president, is Shigeo Nishiguchi. Structurally, the Sumiyoshi-kai differs from its main rival, the...
, and 2nd Tochigi (栃木) in the Shinwa-kai in the Sumiyoshi-ikka. He is a son of Shigeru Komatsuzawa.