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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
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.
Hakuhō Shō
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Hakuhō Shō is a Mongolian-born former professional sumo wrestler from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Making his debut in March 2001, he reached the top makuuchi division in May 2004. In May 2007 at age 22, he
Shikona
…enter his retirement duties with his ring name. Only wrestlers with extraordinary careers were eligible for this privilege. In October 2021, yokozuna Hakuhō, the wrestler with the most top-division championships, retired, and it was expected that he would earn the right to inherit a Hakuhō share in view of…
Hakuhō in January 2012
Hakuhō performs the Shiranui style dohyō-iri.
Hakuhō throws Dejima in the January 2008 tournament
Hakuhō fights Asashōryū in an exhibition bout on 10 April 2009.