Yotsugamine Tōkichi
四賀峰 東吉
Personal information
BornOtokichi Odajima
1790
Waga District, Mutsu Province, Japan
DiedSeptember 3, 1832(1832-09-03) (aged 41–42)
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight131 kg (289 lb)
Career
StableNishonoseki
Record74-27-68-5 draws/1 hold
DebutNovember, 1812
Highest rankŌzeki (October, 1824)
RetiredMarch, 1828
Elder nameYotsugamine
Championships2 (Makuuchi, unofficial)
* Up to date as of October 2023.

Yotsugamine Tōkichi (Japanese: 四賀峰 東吉, born Otokichi Odajima (小田島 乙吉, Odajima Otokichi), 1790 – September 3, 1832) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Waga District, Mutsu Province (now Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture). His highest rank was ōzeki. He was the second wrestler from Iwate prefecture to reach this rank and the only titleholder before Miyagiyama's promotion in 1917, 93 years later.[1]

Career

Yotsugamine comes from a family with close ties to sumo, being the nephew and later son-in-law of ōzeki Nishikigi Tsukaemon (later known as Nishonoseki Gun'emon).[2] He made his debut in November 1812 and joined the stable run by his uncle. In March 1819, he reached the makuuchi division, winning the equivalent of a first championship victory in 1821. In October 1822, he made his san'yaku debut at the rank of komusubi. He held this position for four tournaments, winning a second championship in 1823. Following a good tournament in 1824, he was promoted directly to ōzeki. In May 1825, he participated in a tournament for the Osaka-based sumo association in Namba. He was ranked as an ōzeki along with Ōnomatsu (then called Koyanagi).[2] He held the rank of ōzeki for four years before retiring in 1828.

After his active retirement, he separated from his former master and opened his own stable under his old ring name. As a coach he raised ōzeki Akitsukaze.

Top division record

  • The actual time the tournaments were held during the year in this period often varied.
Yotsugamine Tōkichi[3]
- Spring Summer
1817 Unknown West Jūryō #7
2–1
1d
 
1818 Unknown Unknown
1819 West Maegashira #5
5–2–1
 		 West Maegashira #5
4–2–1
1d-1h
 
1820 West Maegashira #4
4–1
1d
 		 West Maegashira #3
6–2–2
 
1821 West Maegashira #2
7–1
1d
Unofficial
 		 Sat out
1822 West Maegashira #1
6–3–1
 		 West Komusubi #1
6–3–1
 
1823 West Komusubi #1
3–0–3
1d
 		 West Komusubi #1
7–2–1
Unofficial
 
1824 West Komusubi #1
5–2–3
 		 West Ōzeki #1
3–1–6
 
1825 West Ōzeki #1
5–2–3
 		 West Ōzeki #1
5–1–4
 
1826 West Ōzeki #1
5–1–4
 		 West Ōzeki #1
1–3–5
 
1827 Sat out Sat out
1828 West Ōzeki #1
Retired
0–0–10		 x
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions

Key:d=Draw(s) (引分);   h=Hold(s) (預り)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

*Championships for the best record in a tournament were not recognized or awarded before the 1909 summer tournament and the above championships that are labelled "unofficial" are historically conferred. For more information see yūshō.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Wrestlers from Iwate Prefecture by rank". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 "大関伝 93人目～103人目 - 102人目 四ッ賀峰 東吉". Atsuo Tsubota Database (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Yotsugamine Tokichi Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference.
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