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Biography
Ōnishiki Daigorō (大錦 大五郎, 1883 – May 18, 1943) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 28th yokozuna.
Career
Ōnishiki was born in Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, in what is now Yatomi City. There are several conflicting sources as to his birth date.
He started sumo in Kyoto in 1898, later moving to Osaka. He entered the top makuuchi division in February 1906. He was promoted to ōzeki in June 1910. In April 1918 he became the 28th yokozuna (the third in Osaka sumo). The reason for his promotion to yokozuna was cited as being because of his great dignity. He fought in eight tournaments as yokozuna, retiring after the January 1922 basho.
After retirement he ran a tea house in Osaka.
Some of his memorabilia is on display in a museum in Yatomi City.
Osaka sumo top division record
- Osaka sumo existed independently for many years before merging with Tokyo sumo in 1926. 1-2 tournaments were held yearly, though the actual time they were held was often erratic.
| First | Second | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | East Maegashira #8 5–2–1 1d 1h | East Maegashira #5 4–1–5 | ||||
| 1907 | West Maegashira #1 5–2–1 2h | West Komusubi 6–3–1 | ||||
| 1908 | West Sekiwake 6–3–1 | West Sekiwake 8–1–1 | ||||
| 1909 | West Sekiwake 5–3–2 | West Sekiwake 7–1–2 | ||||
| 1910 | West Sekiwake 3–2–3 1d 1h | West Ōzeki 5–3–1 1d | ||||
| 1911 | West Ōzeki 2–3–4 1d | West Ōzeki 8–1–1 Unofficial | ||||
| 1912 | West Ōzeki 7–1–1 1d | Not held | ||||
| 1913 | West Ōzeki 7–2–1 | West Ōzeki 7–2–1 Unofficial | ||||
| 1914 | West Ōzeki 6–1–3 | West Ōzeki 8–0–1 1d Unofficial | ||||
| 1915 | East Ōzeki 6–2–2 | East Ōzeki 8–0–2 Unofficial | ||||
| 1916 | East Ōzeki 5–2–2 1h | Not held | ||||
| 1917 | East Ōzeki 8–0 2h Unofficial | East Ōzeki 7–1 1d 1h | ||||
| 1918 | West Ōzeki 8–1 1h Unofficial | East Yokozuna 2–4–3 1d | ||||
| 1919 | West Yokozuna 1–1–8 | West Yokozuna 6–2 2d | ||||
| 1920 | West Yokozuna 1–1–8 | East Yokozuna 4–3 2d 1h | ||||
| 1921 | Sat out | East Yokozuna 4–0–5 1d | ||||
| 1922 | West Yokozuna 3–2–4 1d | Retired – | ||||
| Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions Key:d=Draw(s) (引分); h=Hold(s) (預り) | ||||||
*Championships for the best record in a tournament were not recognized or awarded in Osaka sumo before its merger with Tokyo sumo, and the unofficial championships above are historically conferred. For more information, see yūshō.