Debut January, 1900 Championships 1 (Makuuchi) Role Sumo wrestler Makuuchi rank Yokozuna Weight 139 kg | Retired May, 1918 Name Nishinoumi II Died January 27, 1931 Height 1.85 m | |
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Born Kyuhachi Makise
February 6, 1880
Kagoshima, Japan ( 1880-02-06 ) Record 106-38-70-27draws-9holds (Makuuchi) Highest rank Yokozuna (February, 1916) Stable Izutsu stable (until 1918) Similar People Miyagiyama Fukumatsu, Ayagawa Goroji, Tochigiyama Moriya, Akinoumi Setsuo | ||
Nishinoumi Kajirō II (西ノ海 嘉治郎, February 6, 1880 – January 27, 1931) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 25th yokozuna.
Career
Nishinoumi was promoted to the top makuuchi division in May 1906. He was awarded a yokozuna licence by the house of Yoshida Tsukasa in February 1916 after winning a championship at January 1916 tournament. He was 36 years old at the time of his promotion, making him the oldest wrestler to be promoted to yokozuna in the 20th century. In the top makuuchi division, he won 106 bouts and lost 38 bouts, recording a winning percentage of 73.6.
He favoured the yokozuna dohyō-iri (yokozuna ring-entering ceremony) style that has come to be known as Unryū .
After his retirement, he was an elder known as Izutsu and produced many top division wrestlers, such as yokozuna Nishinoumi Kajirō III. During his tenure Izutsu's influence in the Japan Sumo Association increased, but he was blamed for using his position unfairly by his opponents. He eventually committed suicide by hanging on January 27, 1931.
His adopted daughter's sons are Sakahoko Akihiro and Terao Tsunefumi.