"Kashiwado" redirects here. For the sumo wrestler who reached ōzeki, see Kashiwado Risuke.
In this Japanese shikona name, the surname is Kashiwado.
Kashiwado Tsuyoshi (Japanese: 柏戸 剛, November 29, 1938 – December 8, 1996) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Yamagata Prefecture. He was the sport's 47th yokozuna, fighting at the sport's highest rank from 1961 to 1969. After his retirement he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and ran his own training stable from 1970 until his death.
Born Tsuyoshi Togashi (富樫 剛) in what is now part of the city of Tsuruoka in the northern prefecture of Yamagata, he made his professional debut in September 1954, joining Isenoumi stable. He initially fought under his real name and rose rapidly up the rankings, reaching the top makuuchi division in September 1958. In only his fourth top division tournament, coinciding with his adoption of the shikona surname Kashiwado, he was runner-up to yokozunaTochinishiki with a 13–2 record and earned special prizes for Fighting Spirit and Technique. He made the sanyaku ranks in November 1959, earning promotion to ōzeki in September 1960 and taking his first top division yūshō or championship in January 1961. After taking part in a playoff for the championship in September of that year, he was promoted to yokozuna, joining the aging pair of Asashio and Wakanohana who were soon to retire.
Kashiwado's handprint displayed on a monument in Ryōgoku, Tokyo
Kashiwado changed the spelling of his ring name to 柏戸 健志 in May 1962, but changed it back in November 1964. He went on to win five top division championships in total, a long way behind the thirty-two captured by his rival Taihō, who was promoted to yokozuna simultaneously with him. He was however a tournament runner-up on no fewer than fifteen occasions.[1] Kashiwado suffered from many injury problems during his career, which led to him being dubbed the "glass yokozuna". He failed to complete four tournaments in a row from January to July 1963. However he made a spectacular comeback in September 1963, winning his first championship as a yokozuna with a perfect 15–0 record. He was listed as a yokozuna on the banzuke for 47 tournaments, which puts him in equal seventh place on the all-time list.[2] He was popular among sumo crowds, appealing to those who found Taihō too dominant.[3] The eight years in which the two shared the yokozuna rank was known as the Hakuhō era, a combination of their names (Haku is another reading of Kashi.)[3] Their head-to-head record was fairly even, standing at 18-16 in Taihō's favour by May 1967, before Taihō won their last five matches in a row as Kashiwado began to fade.[1]
Fighting style
Kashiwado's favoured kimarite or techniques were migi-yotsu (a left hand outside, right hand inside grip on the opponents mawashi), yorikiri (force out) and tsukidashi (thrust out). In all, about sixty percent of his wins were by either force out or force out and down (yoritaoshi).
Retirement from sumo
After retiring from active competition in July 1969 Kashiwado remained in the sumo world as an elder, and he opened up his own stable, Kagamiyama, in November 1970. In July 1975 he oversaw the simultaneous promotion of Zaonishiki and Konuma to jūryō. He coached Tagaryū to the sekiwake rank, and a top division championship in September 1984. He also served as a director of the Sumo Association and was head of the judges committee until 1994.[4] He died of liver failure in 1996, at the age of 58. Taihō was at Kashiwado's bedside and was distraught over his death.[5] The former Tagaryū took over the running of Kagamiyama stable, which still exists as of 2020, but with only two wrestlers.[1]
Career record
The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958.
Yokozuna is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can hold the title at once
January 06, 2023
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Kashiwado redirects here For the sumo wrestler who reached ōzeki see Kashiwado Risuke In this Japanese shikona name the surname is Kashiwado Kashiwado Tsuyoshi Japanese 柏戸 剛 November 29 1938 December 8 1996 was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Yamagata Prefecture He was the sport s 47th yokozuna fighting at the sport s highest rank from 1961 to 1969 After his retirement he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and ran his own training stable from 1970 until his death Kashiwado Tsuyoshi柏戸 剛Kashiwado 1961Personal informationBornTsuyoshi Togashi 1938 11 29 November 29 1938Yamagata Prefecture JapanDiedDecember 8 1996 1996 12 08 aged 58 Height1 88 m 6 ft 2 in Weight139 kg 306 lb CareerStableIsenoumiRecord715 295 140DebutSeptember 1954Highest rankYokozuna September 1961 RetiredJuly 1969Elder nameKagamiyamaChampionships5 Makuuchi 1 Juryō 1 Makushita Special PrizesFighting Spirit 2 Technique 4 Outstanding Performance 2 Up to date as of June 2020 Contents 1 Career 2 Fighting style 3 Retirement from sumo 4 Career record 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCareer EditBorn Tsuyoshi Togashi 富樫 剛 in what is now part of the city of Tsuruoka in the northern prefecture of Yamagata he made his professional debut in September 1954 joining Isenoumi stable He initially fought under his real name and rose rapidly up the rankings reaching the top makuuchi division in September 1958 In only his fourth top division tournament coinciding with his adoption of the shikona surname Kashiwado he was runner up to yokozuna Tochinishiki with a 13 2 record and earned special prizes for Fighting Spirit and Technique He made the sanyaku ranks in November 1959 earning promotion to ōzeki in September 1960 and taking his first top division yushō or championship in January 1961 After taking part in a playoff for the championship in September of that year he was promoted to yokozuna joining the aging pair of Asashio and Wakanohana who were soon to retire Kashiwado s handprint displayed on a monument in Ryōgoku Tokyo Kashiwado changed the spelling of his ring name to 柏戸 健志 in May 1962 but changed it back in November 1964 He went on to win five top division championships in total a long way behind the thirty two captured by his rival Taihō who was promoted to yokozuna simultaneously with him He was however a tournament runner up on no fewer than fifteen occasions 1 Kashiwado suffered from many injury problems during his career which led to him being dubbed the glass yokozuna He failed to complete four tournaments in a row from January to July 1963 However he made a spectacular comeback in September 1963 winning his first championship as a yokozuna with a perfect 15 0 record He was listed as a yokozuna on the banzuke for 47 tournaments which puts him in equal seventh place on the all time list 2 He was popular among sumo crowds appealing to those who found Taihō too dominant 3 The eight years in which the two shared the yokozuna rank was known as the Hakuhō era a combination of their names Haku is another reading of Kashi 3 Their head to head record was fairly even standing at 18 16 in Taihō s favour by May 1967 before Taihō won their last five matches in a row as Kashiwado began to fade 1 Fighting style EditKashiwado s favoured kimarite or techniques were migi yotsu a left hand outside right hand inside grip on the opponents mawashi yorikiri force out and tsukidashi thrust out In all about sixty percent of his wins were by either force out or force out and down yoritaoshi Retirement from sumo EditAfter retiring from active competition in July 1969 Kashiwado remained in the sumo world as an elder and he opened up his own stable Kagamiyama in November 1970 In July 1975 he oversaw the simultaneous promotion of Zaonishiki and Konuma to juryō He coached Tagaryu to the sekiwake rank and a top division championship in September 1984 He also served as a director of the Sumo Association and was head of the judges committee until 1994 4 He died of liver failure in 1996 at the age of 58 Taihō was at Kashiwado s bedside and was distraught over his death 5 The former Tagaryu took over the running of Kagamiyama stable which still exists as of 2020 but with only two wrestlers 1 Career record EditThe Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957 and the Nagoya tournament in 1958 Kashiwado Tsuyoshi 6 Year in sumo JanuaryHatsu basho Tokyo MarchHaru basho Osaka MayNatsu basho Tokyo JulyNagoya basho Nagoya SeptemberAki basho Tokyo NovemberKyushu basho Fukuoka 1954 x x x Not held 3 3Maezumo Not held 1955 East Jonokuchi 12 6 2 East Jonidan 37 6 2 West Sandanme 84 5 3 Not held East Sandanme 62 2 5 Not held 1956 East Sandanme 66 7 1 West Sandanme 20 6 2 West Makushita 69 8 0 PChampion Not held West Makushita 17 4 4 Not held 1957 West Makushita 16 5 3 West Makushita 8 4 4 East Makushita 8 7 1 Not held West Makushita 1 5 3 West Juryō 22 8 7 1958 East Juryō 21 7 8 West Juryō 22 12 3Champion West Juryō 10 11 4 PPP East Juryō 4 12 3 East Maegashira 20 9 6 West Maegashira 17 8 7 1959 East Maegashira 16 8 7 West Maegashira 13 13 2 F T East Maegashira 4 5 10 East Maegashira 8 9 6 East Maegashira 3 12 3 F East Komusubi 1 8 7 1960 East Komusubi 1 9 6 T West Sekiwake 2 9 6 O West Sekiwake 1 10 5 T East Sekiwake 1 11 4 T O West Ōzeki 1 12 3 East Ōzeki 1 11 4 1961 West Ōzeki 1 13 2 East Ōzeki 1 12 3 East Ōzeki 1 10 5 West Ōzeki 1 11 4 West Ōzeki 1 12 3 PP East Yokozuna 2 12 3 1962 West Yokozuna 1 10 5 East Yokozuna 2 11 4 West Yokozuna 1 11 4 West Yokozuna 1 11 4 West Yokozuna 1 11 4 West Yokozuna 1 12 3 1963 West Yokozuna 1 Sat out due to injury0 0 15 West Yokozuna 1 5 1 9 West Yokozuna 1 Sat out due to injury0 0 15 West Yokozuna 1 Sat out due to injury0 0 15 West Yokozuna 1 15 0 East Yokozuna 1 10 5 1964 West Yokozuna 1 12 3 West Yokozuna 1 14 1 West Yokozuna 1 11 1 3 West Yokozuna 1 Sat out due to injury0 0 15 East Yokozuna 2 4 2 9 East Yokozuna 2 2 4 9 1965 West Yokozuna 1 Sat out due to injury0 0 15 West Yokozuna 2 Sat out due to injury0 0 15 West Yokozuna 2 9 6 East Yokozuna 2 12 3 East Yokozuna 2 12 3 PP West Yokozuna 1 1 1 13 1966 West Yokozuna 2 14 1 East Yokozuna 1 10 5 West Yokozuna 1 12 3 West Yokozuna 1 12 3 West Yokozuna 1 13 2 P West Yokozuna 1 10 5 1967 West Yokozuna 1 12 3 East Yokozuna 2 11 4 West Yokozuna 1 13 2 West Yokozuna 1 14 1 East Yokozuna 1 9 6 East Yokozuna 2 11 4 1968 East Yokozuna 2 9 6 West Yokozuna 1 9 6 East Yokozuna 1 4 4 7 East Yokozuna 1 10 5 East Yokozuna 1 9 6 West Yokozuna 1 11 4 1969 West Yokozuna 1 10 5 West Yokozuna 1 9 6 East Yokozuna 1 9 6 West Yokozuna 1 Retired1 3Record given as win loss absent Top Division Champion Top Division Runner up Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key F Fighting spirit O Outstanding performance T Technique Also shown Kinboshi P Playoff s Divisions Makuuchi Juryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks Yokozuna Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi MaegashiraSee also EditGlossary of sumo terms List of past sumo wrestlers List of sumo tournament top division champions List of sumo tournament top division runners up List of sumo tournament second division champions List of yokozunaReferences Edit a b c Gunning John 26 January 2020 Kashiwado carved out place despite presence of legend Japan Times Retrieved 15 February 2022 Japan Sumo Association Banzuke Topics May 2008 Retrieved on 2008 05 02 Archived 2012 04 11 at the Wayback Machine a b Sharnoff Lora 1993 Grand Sumo Weatherhill p 51 ISBN 0 8348 0283 X Kirkup James 12 December 1996 Obituary Kashiwado The Independent Retrieved 1 March 2011 Nobuaki Omi 2008 07 09 Squabbling yokozuna need history lesson Daily Yomiuri Online Retrieved 2008 07 09 dead link Kashiwado Tsuyoshi Rikishi Information Sumo Reference Retrieved 2012 07 29 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kashiwado Tsuyoshi Japan Sumo Association profile Preceded byAsashio Tarō III 47th Yokozuna1961 1969 Succeeded byTaihō KōkiYokozuna is not a successive rank and more than one wrestler can hold the title 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