Azumafuji Kin'ichi
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Azumafuji Kin'ichi was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Taitō, Tokyo. He was the sport's 40th yokozuna, and later a professional wrestler.
Azumafuji performing his yokozuna ring-entering ceremony, late 1948
Azumafuji defeating Tochinishiki in the 1953 fall tournament
Azumafuji's handprint displayed on a monument in Ryōgoku, Tokyo
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Sumo is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a rikishi attempts to force his opponent out of a dohyō or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet.
Azumafuji Kin'ichi
…Azumafuji Kin'ichi (Japanese: 東富士 欽壹; October 28, 1921 – July 31, 1973) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Taitō, Tokyo. He was the sport's 40th yokozuna, and later a professional wrestler. Azumafuji's real name was Inoue Kin'ichi (井上 謹一). He…
A sumo match (tori-kumi) between yokozuna Asashōryū (left) and komusubi Kotoshōgiku in January 2008
Haniwa sumo wrestler
Sumo match in Tokyo c. 1890s
Sumo wrestling scene c. 1851