Onomatsu Midorinosuke
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Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke was a sumo
wrestler from Ishikawa Prefecture
, Japan
. He was the sport's 6th Yokozuna. He trained ozeki Tsurugizan Taniemon
.
and went to Edo in 1815. His birth name remains ambiguous, but was claimed Sasaki Jokichi. He made a debut under a ring name Koyanagi in March 1815. He reached the top makuuchi
division in October 1822. In January 1824, he was defeated by Inazuma
, but defeated others at the maegashira #2 rank and was promoted to Komusubi.
In the summer of 1825, he defeated Inazuma at the Hirakawa Tenjin Shrine. He was promoted to Ozeki in October 1826. He changed his ring name to Onomatsu in March 1827.
Because he grew up in a poor family, he attempted to win bouts by fair means or foul. To shake competitors' confidence, he would often do matta, or waiting, at the initial charge, or tachi-ai
of his sumo bouts. He was often criticized for his fighting style. Even so, he was popular in Edo.
He retired in November 1835. In the top makuuchi division, he won 142 bouts and lost 31 bouts, recording a winning percentage of 82.1. The 7th yokozuna Inazuma was his rival. His overall career record was quite far behind Inazuma, but his record over Inazuma was five wins (including two other than honbasho
), four loses, five draws and one hold.
*Championships from this period were unofficial
*Yokozuna were not listed as such on the ranking sheets until 1890
*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
|-
|1822
!x
|East Maegashira #7 (6-3-1draw)
|-
|1823
|East Maegashira #5 (4-2-1noresult)
|East Maegashira #2 (7-2-1draw)
|-
|1824
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Maegashira #2 (8-1-1)
|East Komusubi (6-2-2)
|-
|1825
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Komusubi (8-2)
|East Sekiwake (6-2-2)
|-
|1826
|East Sekiwake (5-1-3-1hold)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (8-0-1-1draw)
|-
|1827
|East Ōzeki (4-1-1-1hold)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (6-0)
|-
|1828
|East Ōzeki (3-3-2-1draw-1hold)
|East Ōzeki (7-1-2)
|-
|1829
|East Ōzeki (5-0-1-1draw)
|East Ōzeki (6-0-1-2draws-1hold)
|-
|1830
|East Ōzeki (7-1-1-1hold)
|East Ōzeki (3-1-4-2holds)
|-
|1831
|East Ōzeki (4-0-4-2draws)
|East Ōzeki (3-0-5)
|-
|1832
|no tournament held
|East Ōzeki (7-1-1-1draw)
|-
|1833
|East Ōzeki (5-0-1-4draws)
|East Ōzeki (2-2-3draws-1hold)
|-
|1834
|East Ōzeki (6-1-1-2draws)
|East Ōzeki (5-3-1-1draw)
|-
|1835
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (7-0-1-2draws)
|East Ōzeki (4-2-2-2draws)
|-
{|
| Green Box=Tournament Championship
|}
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 Ishikawa Prefecture
Ishikawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.- History :Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.- Geography :Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast...
, 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...
. He was the sport's 6th Yokozuna. He trained ozeki Tsurugizan Taniemon
Tsurugizan Taniemon
Tsurugizan Taniemon was a sumo wrestler from Toyama City, Japan. His highest rank was ōzeki. He won six tournament championships on an official basis, before the yusho system was established and was offered, but rejected, a yokozuna licence.-Career:He joined Hatachiyama stable and was later...
.
Early career
He was born in Shitsumi, NotoNoto, Ishikawa
Noto was a town located in Fugeshi District, Ishikawa, Japan.On March 1, 2005 Noto was merged with the village of Yanagida, both from Fugeshi District, and the town of Uchiura, from Suzu District, to form the new town of Noto, in the newly-created Hōsu District, Ishikawa and no longer exists as...
and went to Edo in 1815. His birth name remains ambiguous, but was claimed Sasaki Jokichi. He made a debut under a ring name Koyanagi in March 1815. He reached 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 in October 1822. In January 1824, he was defeated by Inazuma
Inazuma Raigoro
Inazuma Raigorō was a sumo wrestler from Inashiki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 7th Yokozuna. Inazuma means lightning in Japanese.-Career:...
, but defeated others at the maegashira #2 rank and was promoted to Komusubi.
In the summer of 1825, he defeated Inazuma at the Hirakawa Tenjin Shrine. He was promoted to Ozeki in October 1826. He changed his ring name to Onomatsu in March 1827.
Yokozuna
Onomatsu was awarded a yokozuna license in February 1828. On March 25, 1829, Ienari Tokugawa saw that Onomatsu defeated Inazuma.Because he grew up in a poor family, he attempted to win bouts by fair means or foul. To shake competitors' confidence, he would often do matta, or waiting, at the initial charge, or tachi-ai
Tachi-ai
The tachi-ai is the initial charge between two sumo wrestlers at the beginning of a bout.There are several common techniques that wrestlers use at the tachi-ai, with the aim of getting a decisive advantage in the bout:...
of his sumo bouts. He was often criticized for his fighting style. Even so, he was popular in Edo.
He retired in November 1835. In the top makuuchi division, he won 142 bouts and lost 31 bouts, recording a winning percentage of 82.1. The 7th yokozuna Inazuma was his rival. His overall career record was quite far behind Inazuma, but his record over Inazuma was five wins (including two other than honbasho
Honbasho
A is an official professional sumo tournament. There are six held each year, a system established in 1958. Only honbasho results matter in determining promotion and relegation for rikishi ....
), four loses, five draws and one hold.
Top division record
*1-2 tournaments were held yearly in this period, though the actual time they were held was often erratic*Championships from this period were unofficial
*Yokozuna were not listed as such on the ranking sheets until 1890
*There was no fusensho system until March 1927
*All top division wrestlers were usually absent on the 10th day until 1909
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 120%"
|-
!
!First
!Second
|-
|1822
!x
|East Maegashira #7 (6-3-1draw)
|-
|1823
|East Maegashira #5 (4-2-1noresult)
|East Maegashira #2 (7-2-1draw)
|-
|1824
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Maegashira #2 (8-1-1)
|East Komusubi (6-2-2)
|-
|1825
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Komusubi (8-2)
|East Sekiwake (6-2-2)
|-
|1826
|East Sekiwake (5-1-3-1hold)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (8-0-1-1draw)
|-
|1827
|East Ōzeki (4-1-1-1hold)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (6-0)
|-
|1828
|East Ōzeki (3-3-2-1draw-1hold)
|East Ōzeki (7-1-2)
|-
|1829
|East Ōzeki (5-0-1-1draw)
|East Ōzeki (6-0-1-2draws-1hold)
|-
|1830
|East Ōzeki (7-1-1-1hold)
|East Ōzeki (3-1-4-2holds)
|-
|1831
|East Ōzeki (4-0-4-2draws)
|East Ōzeki (3-0-5)
|-
|1832
|no tournament held
|East Ōzeki (7-1-1-1draw)
|-
|1833
|East Ōzeki (5-0-1-4draws)
|East Ōzeki (2-2-3draws-1hold)
|-
|1834
|East Ōzeki (6-1-1-2draws)
|East Ōzeki (5-3-1-1draw)
|-
|1835
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (7-0-1-2draws)
|East Ōzeki (4-2-2-2draws)
|-
- 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
- an X signifies the wrestler had yet to reach the top division at that point in his career
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| Green Box=Tournament Championship
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