Ōzutsu Man'emon
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Ōzutsu Man'emon was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture. He was the sport's 18th yokozuna.
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Ōzutsu on a commemorative postcard depicting the first Ryōgoku Kokugikan in 1909
Then-komusubi Ōzutsu and William K. Burton in 1895.
Shikona
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A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name. The use of ring names in sumo dates back to the Muromachi period and developed further in the Edo period, when ring names were used to hide the identities of
Ōzutsu Man'emon
…man, good at arithmetic and a good debater. He was also a good salesman during the traveling tournaments. In professional sumo, he began using the shikona, or ring name, Misawataki (三沢滝) in May 1884 in honour of his hometown. Ōzutsu was tall compared to other wrestlers of his time, but when he first joined…
Japanese sumo wrestler Toshimitsu Obata was known by his shikona Kitanoumi Toshimitsu, and he was generally referred to simply as Kitanoumi.
Both yokozuna Takanohana and Kitanoumi were granted the privilege of using their ring names as "lifetime" elder shares.