Ōzeki Rikishi-hi

Stone monument for sumo wrestlers

Ozeki rikishi-hi ( Japanese 大関力士碑 stone monument for Sumō -Ringer of Ozeki -Rangs ) is an ensemble of columns and stone panels as memorial stones for sumo wrestler the second highest degree at Tomioka Hachiman shrine ( 富岡八幡宮 ) in the district Kōtō in Tokyo stand. The memorial stones were erected on October 5, 1983.

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The two stone tablets from Sendai were made in 1898 by the two kabuki players Ichikawa Danjūrō IX. and Onoe Kikugorō V. donated. The ring names ( 四股名 Shikona ) and birthplaces of 114 sumō wrestlers of the Ōzeki rank from the first Yukimiyama Kandayū ( 雪見山堅太夫 ) to Kotoōshū Katsunori , mentioned in 1757 on the first ranking list published by wood printing, are engraved on the stone tablets .

In contrast to the stone memorial for sumo wrestlers of the yokozuna rank ( 横綱力士碑 ), the engraving is only added after the end of the career in chronological order beginning with Kotokaze Kōki.

The ensemble of stone monuments also includes a stele for the sumo giants ( 巨人力士身長碑 ), a stele for foot and hand prints of the sumo giants, for sumo veterans of sekiwake rank ( 強豪関脇力士碑 ) and a life-size shakagatake Stele.

The names of 12 sumo wrestlers and their height are engraved on the stele of the sumo giants. The stele for the sumo veterans of the Sekiwake rank was erected in 1957. It lists the ring names of the 50 most prominent sumo wrestlers and wrestlers such as Rikidōzan , Kitanonada Noboru and others. a. from the Edo to the Shōwa period .

Remarks

↑ This literally means sumo giants with an extraordinarily large physical stature.
↑ What is meant here is the sumo wrestler Shakagatake Kumoemon (1749–1775).

Individual evidence

↑ 大関力士碑
↑ 相撲と富岡八幡宮 . Tomioka Hachiman Shrine, accessed on October 30, 2019 (Japanese, the memorial stone for sumo wrestlers of the yokozuna rank and the stone tablet with the hand and footprints is shown).
↑ 富岡八幡宮の巨人力士の石碑 . Excite Blog, accessed October 30, 2019 (Japanese, with numerous images).

Web links

大関力士碑 . Tomioka Hachiman Shrine,Retrieved October 30, 2019(Japanese).
「巨人力士身長碑」に関連する情報 . Kakaku.com,accessed October 30, 2019(Japanese).

35.671028 139.799306Coordinates: 35 ° 40 ′ 15.7 ″ N , 139 ° 47 ′ 57.5 ″ E

[2] This literally means sumo giants with an extraordinarily large physical stature.

[4] What is meant here is the sumo wrestler Shakagatake Kumoemon (1749–1775).

[1] 大関力士碑

[3] 相撲と富岡八幡宮 . Tomioka Hachiman Shrine, accessed on October 30, 2019 (Japanese, the memorial stone for sumo wrestlers of the yokozuna rank and the stone tablet with the hand and footprints is shown).

[5] 富岡八幡宮の巨人力士の石碑 . Excite Blog, accessed October 30, 2019 (Japanese, with numerous images).